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The excise tax levied per ounce would be easier to implement
征收特許權稅更容易實施
than many other point-of-sale taxation efforts that have been proposed in the past
比起原來有人提議的銷售點稅收
and would have a measurable effect on consumption
并能對消費產生可測的效果
and the revenue generated from such a tax
而且稅收獲得的資金
could go to continue to support nutrition and obesity prevention programs in the state
也能繼續支持州營養項目和肥胖預防項目
So how do we think about both sugar and salt together then?
之后是如何同時考慮糖和鹽
Well, the salt in our foods and the sugar in our drinks
食品中的鹽和飲品中的糖
are both major contributors to hypertension, diabetes and obesity
都是高血壓，糖尿病，肥胖的主要貢獻者
These are important risk factors for stroke and heart disease and as I mentioned at the beginning,
一開始我就講過，這些是心腦血管疾病的主要風險因素
stroke and heart disease are the leading cause of death among women in the US
而心腦血管疾病又是美國女性死亡的主要原因
The public health efforts are necessary to change these dangerous trends Public health efforts
公共健康方面必須改變這種危險趨勢
include things like public education, regulations as well as taxation
這包括公共教育、管制及稅收
But individuals must also be aware of all of these potential hazards of both salt and sugar
個人方面，也需要注意到鹽和糖的危險
and must consider the changes that they can make
盡量按建議進行攝取
And this is particularly important as we think about patterns that we set in our young adults and adolescents
尤為重要的是讓青少年及年輕人養成良好習慣
Here's some more personal and hopefully helpful individual suggestions related to both sugar and salt
以下是我個人關于糖和鹽的一些建議
So this is how I counsel my patients
我給我的患者就是這樣建議的
and some suggestions that are more personal and individual and less related to policy
這更多是個人層面的建議，不怎么涉及到政策方面
So some suggestions related to salt. The first is to stay away from fast food
關于鹽的建議，首先是遠離快餐
Fast food is low nutrient content, high in salt, not much good to say there
快餐是低營養且高鹽的食品，盡量不要吃
The second is to be aware of which foods are high in salt
然后是留意含鹽高的食品
Remember that if you were just avoiding the chips
僅僅不吃薯條是不夠的
you would still be eating a lot of salt in your turkey sandwich
火雞三明治也有很多鹽
you would be eating a lot of salt in the basket of bread
面包中也有很多鹽
you have on your dinner table. It's full of salt
還有一些食品也有很多鹽
So think about that as you're eating those as well
這些也需要考慮進來
