Sugar,Sugar,Everywhere

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

糖啊，到处都是糖 苏珊·伦诺克斯 著 探究问题 吃糖的时候，我们的身体会发生什么变化呢？

Introduction Do you have a sweet tooth? Do you like gooey desserts and sugary treats? If you do, you are not alone. Studies show that most people love sweets. The average American, for example, eats just over 150 pounds, 68 kilograms of sugar a year. Yet people are not always aware they are eating sugar. That's because sugar can be found in foods they wouldn't expect.

引言 你爱吃甜食吗？ 你喜欢黏糊糊的甜点和甜甜的零食吗？ 如果你喜欢，可不是只有你这样哦 研究表明，大多数人都爱吃甜食 比如，平均每个美国人一年吃掉的糖刚超过150磅，也就是68千克 但人们往往没意识到自己吃了糖 因为糖会出现在你意想不到的食物里

What is sugar? Sugar is a natural ingredient in plant foods and milk. The sugar found in milk is lactose. The sugar found in most grains, fruits, and vegetables is fructose. Apples, pears, and grapes are naturally full of sugar. Starchy vegetables, Such as potatoes and yams contain even more. The white crystals people sprinkle on cereal and in coffee are table sugar. Table sugar is sucrose. Sucrose comes from sugar cane or sugar beets.

糖是什么？ 糖是植物性食物和牛奶中天然存在的成分 牛奶里的糖是乳糖 大多数谷物、水果和蔬菜里的糖是果糖 苹果、梨和葡萄天然就含有很多糖 土豆、山药这类淀粉蔬菜含糖量更高 人们撒在麦片和咖啡里的白色晶体就是食糖 食糖就是蔗糖 蔗糖来自甘蔗或者甜菜

Sugar cane is a tall grass that grows in warm parts of the world. Farms on Pacific and Caribbean islands grow sugar cane. Sugar beets are root vegetables that grow in cooler parts of Europe and North America. The lactose, fructose, or sucrose molecules in food are bonded together. When we eat, the body breaks apart the bonds and turns those sugars into a simpler form of sugar called glucose. Glucose enters the bloodstream and is carried through the body. Glucose in the bloodstream is food for cells. It provides energy for working muscles and organs. The body needs glucose to stay alive.

甘蔗是一种高大草本植物，生长在全球温暖地区 太平洋和加勒比海的岛屿上都种植甘蔗 甜菜是根茎类蔬菜，生长在欧洲和北美凉爽的地区 食物中的乳糖、果糖、蔗糖分子是结合在一起的 我们进食后，身体会分解这些结合键，将这些糖转化为更简单的葡萄糖 葡萄糖进入血液，被输送到全身各处 血液中的葡萄糖是细胞的养分 它为肌肉和器官运作提供能量 身体需要葡萄糖才能维持生命

hiding in plain sight. Our bodies want sugar because it is a good source of energy. The body can get all the sugar it needs from naturally sweet and starchy foods. Modern diets, however, include plenty of foods that contain not only natural sugar but also added sugar. It should come as no surprise that cakes, cookies, ice cream, and candy are full of added sugar. Sugar is also added to foods you might not expect. Prepared tomato products like pasta sauce and ketchup often have added sugar. Tomatoes contain acids that can give them a bitter taste when they are cooked. To get rid of that bitter taste, sugar is added during cooking.

糖就藏在你眼皮底下 我们的身体需要糖，因为它是优质能量来源 身体完全可以从天然甜味和淀粉食物中获得所需的全部糖 但现代饮食中，很多食物不仅含天然糖，还有额外添加糖 蛋糕、曲奇、冰淇淋和糖果含大量添加糖，这点大家都不意外 糖还会添加到你意想不到的食物里 意大利面酱、番茄酱这类加工番茄制品通常都加了糖 番茄含有酸性物质，加热后会带有苦味 为了去除苦味，加工过程中就会添加糖

Many people eat low -fat sauces and salad dressings to help them stay thin. They may not know that they are eating sugar instead of fat. Oils and fats add flavor to food. When they are removed, the food can taste bland. To give fat -free foods flavor, sugar is added. Instead of soda, many people choose to drink healthy fruit smoothies. A fruit smoothie does have lots of vitamins and some natural sugar. Some types of smoothies may also have added sugar. In fact, a smoothie may have just as much sugar as a glass of fizzy soda pop.

很多人吃低脂酱汁和沙拉酱来保持身材 他们可能不知道，这些产品用糖代替了脂肪 油脂能给食物增添风味 去掉油脂后，食物吃起来会淡而无味 为了给无脂食物提味，就会添加糖 很多人不喝汽水，改喝更健康的水果冰沙 水果冰沙确实含有大量维生素和一些天然糖 但有些种类的冰沙也会添加额外的糖 实际上，一杯冰沙的含糖量可能和一杯气泡汽水一样多