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中英文本
If sugar consumption is a slippery slope, then advocating moderation is not a meaningful concept.
如果糖的摄入在走滑坡,那么提倡适度就不是一个有意义的概念
In my own mind, I keep returning to a few observations – unscientific as they may be – that make me question the validity of any definition of moderation in the context of sugar consumption.
在我看来,我一直在回想一些观察结果——尽管它们可能不科学——它们让我质疑在摄入糖的情况下任何关于“适度”这一定义的有效性
The roots of the modern discussion on sugar and disease can be traced to the early 1670s. Thomas Willis, medical adviser to the duke of York and King Charles II, noted an increase in the prevalence of diabetes in the affluent patients of his practice. "The pissing evil", he called it, and became the first European physician to diagnose the sweet taste of diabetic urine – "wonderfully sweet like sugar or honey". Willis's identification of diabetes and the sweetness of the urine happens to coincide with both the first flow of sugar into England from its Caribbean colonies, and the first use of sugar to sweeten tea.
关于糖和疾病的现代讨论可以追溯到17世纪70年代早期
Other observations that resonate with me when I wrestle with the concept of moderation include one of Frederick Slare's comments in 1715, in his article "Vindication of Sugars Against the Charges of Dr Willis". At a time when sugar was just beginning to be more widely consumed in England, Slare noted that women who cared about their figures but were "inclining to be too fat" might want to avoid sugar, because it "may dispose them to be fatter than they desire to be". When Slare made his observation, the English were consuming, on average, perhaps 51b of sugar a year. The US FDA research suggests we now consume 42lb a year.
当我在思考“适度”的概念时,其他一些观察与我产生了共鸣,包括1715年弗雷德里克·斯雷在一篇名为《为糖辩护,驳斥威利斯博士的指控》的文章中的一段评论
We have to acknowledge that the evidence against sugar is not definitive, compelling though I personally find it to be. Let's say we randomly assigned individuals in our population to eat a modern diet with or without sugar in it. Since virtually all processed foods have sugar added or, like most breads, are made with sugar, the population that is asked to avoid sugar would simultaneously be avoiding virtually all processed foods as well. They would dramatically reduce their consumption of what journalist Michael Pollan, author of books on food, agriculture and drugs, has memorably called "food-like substances", and if they were healthier, there would now be a host of possible reasons why. Maybe they ate fewer refined grains of any type, less gluten, fewer trans fats, preservatives or artificial flavourings? We would have no practical way to know for sure.
我们必须承认,反对吃糖的证据并不明确,尽管我个人认为很有说服力
词语解释
1.in the context of 在…情况下
The developing countries also need to take due adaptation and mitigation actions in the context of sustainable development.
发展中国家也需要在可持续发展的背景下采取适当的适应和减缓行动
2.coincide with 与……相一致
The strike was timed to coincide with the party conference.
那次罢工选择在召开政党大会的同一时间举行
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