Sugar,Sugar,Everywhere

Sugar, Sugar Everywhere. Written by Susan Lennox. Focus Question. What happens to our bodies when we eat sugar?

《糖，到处都是糖》。作者：苏珊·伦诺克斯。 核心问题：我们吃糖的时候，身体会发生什么变化？

Introduction Do you have a sweet tooth? Do you like sugary treats? If you do, you are not alone. Most people love sweets. The average American eats just over 150 pounds, 68 kilograms of sugar a year. Yet people don't always know when they are eating sugar. That's because sugar can be found in foods they wouldn't expect.

引言 你是不是爱吃甜食呀？ 你喜欢吃甜甜的小零食吗？喜欢的话，你可一点都不孤单哦。 大多数人都爱吃甜食。美国人平均每年要吃掉150多磅， 也就是68公斤的糖。但人们往往不知道自己什么时候吃了糖。 这是因为糖可能藏在大家根本想不到的食物里哦。

What is sugar? Sugar is a natural ingredient in plant foods and milk. Apples, pears, and grapes contain sugar. Vegetables, such as potatoes and yams, have sugar, too. The white crystals in your sugar bowl are table sugar. Table sugar comes from a tall grass called sugar cane. It also comes from sugar beets.

糖是什么？ 糖是植物类食物和牛奶里的天然成分。 苹果、梨和葡萄都含糖。 土豆、山药这类蔬菜也含糖哦。 你家糖罐里的白色晶体就是食用蔗糖。 蔗糖来自一种高高的草本植物叫做甘蔗。 它也可以从甜菜中提取哦。

When we eat milk and plant sugars, our body breaks them down. They are changed into a simple sugar called glucose. Glucose is carried by the blood to all parts of the body. It provides energy to keep body parts working.

我们吃下牛奶和植物里的糖时，身体会把它们分解。 它们会转化成一种叫做葡萄糖的单糖。 葡萄糖会通过血液输送到身体的各个部位。 它会提供能量，让身体各个部位正常运转。

hiding in plain sight. The body can get all the sugar it needs from naturally sweet and starchy foods. Many prepared foods, though, are packed with extra sugar. It's no surprise that cakes, cookies, ice cream, and candy have added sugar. Sugar is also added to foods you might not expect.

藏在眼皮子底下的糖 身体需要的所有糖都可以从天然甜味和含淀粉的食物中获取。 不过很多加工食品里都添加了额外的糖。 蛋糕、饼干、冰淇淋和糖果里有添加糖，这一点都不奇怪。 糖还会被加到你意想不到的食物里哦。

Red pasta sauces and ketchup often have added sugar. Tomatoes can taste bitter when they are cooked. Sugar is added to get rid of the bad taste. Many low -fat sauces and salad dressings have sugar, too. Oils and fats give food flavor. When they are removed, the food doesn't taste as good. To give these foods flavor, sugar is added.

红酱意面的酱料和番茄酱里经常会加添加糖。 西红柿煮熟之后可能会有苦味。 加糖就是为了去掉这种不好的味道。 很多低脂酱料和沙拉酱里也有糖。 油和脂肪能给食物增添风味。 把它们去掉之后，食物的味道就没那么好了。 为了给这些食物提味，人们就会往里加糖。