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If such destruction was being wrought on our environment
若我們繼續(xù)盲目地增加食品生產(chǎn)
by unchecked attempts to increase food production,
那么在環(huán)境繼續(xù)受到破壞的同時(shí)
the impact on our bodies was equally as damaging.
我們的健康也會(huì)遭受同等待遇
Understanding the consequences of this shift to an abundant,
當(dāng)人們轉(zhuǎn)吃大量精加工食品
highly processed food on obesity and related diseases
又導(dǎo)致了肥胖和其他相關(guān)疾病
was a problem that was to occupy scientists for decades to come.
科學(xué)家們還得花上幾十年去解決這個(gè)問題
It only took a generation of eating processed food
僅僅由于一代人開始頻繁食用加工食品
before people everywhere began putting on weight.
就導(dǎo)致各地的人們體重普遍增加
In 1967, a detailed investigation on 500
1967年 有人做了一個(gè)詳細(xì)的調(diào)查
patients from two general practices
結(jié)果顯示參與調(diào)查的500名各種病患中
showed that half the population was more than 15% overweight.
半數(shù)人超重15%
That represents over a stone of unwanted fat.
那代表一英石多的過剩脂肪
It's no shock to us today that too many sweet things are bad.
如今我們都明白過多甜食有害健康
But back in 1968,
但在遙遠(yuǎn)的1968年
they were only just latching on to the problems in store.
這個(gè)問題還未萌芽
The problem of overweight has
超重問題
partly arisen because of changing eating habits.
部分是由于飲食習(xí)慣的改變而引起的
In a growingly affluent society,
在一個(gè)物質(zhì)日漸富足的社會(huì)
there's more food generally available.
可供選擇的食物越來越多
Sales of biscuits and confectionery has doubled in ten years.
餅干與糖果的銷售量在過去十年翻了一番
All these new foods contain sugar,
所有這些新生含糖食品
which although nutritionally valueless, improves the flavour
盡管沒有營(yíng)養(yǎng)
of almost any processed food - even soups,
卻極大地改善了多數(shù)加工食品的口味
beef cubes and tinned vegetables.
比如靚湯 牛肉干 蔬菜罐頭等
As a result, sugar consumption has
于是糖類消耗在百年內(nèi)增長(zhǎng)五倍
risen fivefold in a century and doubled in ten years.
在近十年內(nèi)更是翻了一番
On average, we eat two hundredweight of sugar a year each.
我們每年平均食用2英擔(dān)糖
