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The Hazards of Aspartame

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The Hazards of Aspartame

最近zuì jìn世界卫生组织Shì jiè Wèi shēng Zǔ zhī正式zhèng shì宣布xuān bù阿斯巴甜ā sī bā tián可能kě néng致zhì癌ái的de消息xiāo xi。

阿斯巴甜ā sī bā tián是shì一yī种zhǒng人工rén gōng甜味剂tián wèi jì,常cháng用yòng于yú食品shí pǐn和hé饮料yǐn liào中zhōng,包括bāo kuò减肥jiǎn féi饮料yǐn liào、冰淇淋bīng qí lín、酸奶suān nǎi、早餐zǎo cān麦片mài piàn、牙膏yá gāo等děng。

据jù报道bào dào,每měi天tiān食用shí yòng过guò多duō的de无wú糖táng产品chǎn pǐn可能kě néng对duì健康jiàn kāng造成zào chéng负面fù miàn影响yǐng xiǎng。

研究yán jiū表明biǎo míng,过度guò dù食用shí yòng人工rén gōng甜味剂tián wèi jì可能kě néng会huì让ràng癌症ái zhèng发生fā shēng的de风险fēng xiǎn增加zēng jiā。

因此yīn cǐ,世界卫生组织Shì jiè Wèi shēng Zǔ zhī建议jiàn yì人们rén men在zài日常rì cháng饮食yǐn shí中zhōng减少jiǎn shǎo食用shí yòng无wú糖táng产品chǎn pǐn的de数量shù liàng,降低jiàng dī潜在qián zài的de健康jiàn kāng风险fēng xiǎn。

如果rú guǒ长期cháng qī食用shí yòng,也yě要yào尽量jǐn liàng选择xuǎn zé天然tiān rán甜味剂tián wèi jì,而ér不是bù shì人工rén gōng甜味剂tián wèi jì。

这zhè个gè消息xiāo xi提醒tí xǐng人们rén men要yào谨慎jǐn shèn对待duì dài人工rén gōng甜味剂tián wèi jì的de使用shǐ yòng,并bìng保持bǎo chí多样化duō yàng huà饮食yǐn shí和hé健康jiàn kāng的de生活shēng huó方式fāng shì。

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Vocabulary 84 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
最近 zuì jìnrecently
世界卫生组织 Shì jiè Wèi shēng Zǔ zhīWorld Health Organization (WHO)
正式 zhèng shìformal; official
宣布 xuān bùto declare / to announce / to proclaim
阿斯巴甜 ā sī bā tián(loanword) aspartame
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
致 zhì(literary) to send; to transmit; to convey / (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently
癌 áicancer; (esp.) carcinoma
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
消息 xiāo xi(piece of) news; information / message
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
人工 rén gōngartificial
甜味剂 tián wèi jìsweetener (food additive)
常 chángalways / ever / often / frequently
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
于 yú(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
食品 shí pǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions
和 héand; together with
饮料 yǐn liàodrink / beverage
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
包括 bāo kuòto comprise / to include / to involve / to incorporate / to consist of
减肥 jiǎn féito lose weight
冰淇淋 bīng qí línice cream
酸奶 suān nǎiyogurt
早餐 zǎo cānbreakfast
麦片 mài piànoatmeal / rolled oats
牙膏 yá gāotoothpaste
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
据 jùaccording to
报道 bào dàoreport
每 měieach / every
天 tiānday
食用 shí yòngto eat; to consume
过 guòexcessively / too-
多 duōtoo many; in excess
无 wúun- / -less
糖 tángsugar
产品 chǎn pǐngoods / merchandise / product
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
健康 jiàn kānghealth
造成 zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
负面 fù miànnegative
影响 yǐng xiǎnginfluence / effect
研究 yán jiūresearch / a study
表明 biǎo míngto make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate
过度 guò dùexcessive / extravagant / intemperate
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
癌症 ái zhèngcancer
发生 fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
风险 fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard
增加 zēng jiāto raise; to increase
因此 yīn cǐthus; consequently; as a result
建议 jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend
人们 rén menpeople
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
日常 rì chángday-to-day; daily; everyday
饮食 yǐn shíeating and drinking / food and drink; diet
减少 jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
数量 shù liàngamount; quantity / (math.) scalar quantity
降低 jiàng dīto reduce; to lower; to bring down
潜在 qián zàihidden / potential / latent
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
长期 cháng qīlong-term; for a protracted period
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
尽量 jǐn liàngas much as possible
选择 xuǎn zéto select; to pick
天然 tiān ránnatural
而 érbut (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast)
不是 bù shìis not
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
提醒 tí xǐngto remind / to call attention to / to warn of
谨慎 jǐn shèncautious / prudent
对待 duì dàito treat
使用 shǐ yòngto use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
并 bìngfurthermore / also / simultaneously
保持 bǎo chíto keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve
多样化 duō yàng huàdiversification
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
方式 fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)