想要牙齿好 有机果汁要少喝

 　　Tens of thousands of young children are suffering from rotting teeth caused by drinking fruit juice and squash, a major study has revealed.

　　最近一项研究称，儿童长蛀牙与平时喝的果汁和汽水有关。

　　As many as one in eight children have suffered tooth decay by the age of three – although in some parts of England the rates are as high as a third.

　　研究显示3岁儿童中，每8个人中就有1个患有蛀牙，在英国的某些地区甚至每3个人孩子中就有1个。

　　Senior dentists say the problem is often caused by well-meaning parents giving toddlers sugar-laden drinks in bottles and beakers. They are now urging families to restrict children to milk and water.

　　一些牙医称这个问题常常是由父母造成的，他们好心为孩子购买瓶装含糖饮料，却“好心办了坏事”。现在牙医要求家长只给孩子喝水和牛奶。

　　想要牙齿好 有机果汁要少喝

　　Middle-class parents who buy expensive organic juices in the belief they are healthier have been warned they can contain as much sugar as a glass of coke.

　　有些家境不错的父母会给孩子买较贵的有机果汁，认为它们更健康，但事实上有机果汁与可乐的含糖量相当。

　　One health official observed: ‘Posh sugar is no better than any other sugar.’

　　一位卫生官员曾说：“无论贵贱，只要含糖量高，都一样有害。”

　　Earlier this year health officials urged the public to cut their sugar intake¹ to between five and seven teaspoons² a day to prevent rising levels of obesity³ and rotting teeth.

　　今年年初，卫生官员们曾督促公众减少摄糖量每天5-7茶匙即可，这样可以预防肥胖和蛀牙等问题。

　　A 200ml glass of organic apple juice contains 20 grams of sugar – nearly five teaspoons – only slightly less than the same amount of coke, which has 22 grams.

　　一杯200毫升的有机苹果汁含糖量20克、约5茶匙，这只比200毫升的可乐所含的糖少2克。

　　Experts, including the chief medical officer Dame⁴ Sally Davies, have called for a tax to be slapped on sugary drinks to deter⁵ the public from buying them.

　　包括首席医疗官戴姆·萨利·戴姆斯在内的一些专家呼吁对含糖饮料征税，以阻止公众购买。

　　In the first study of its kind, officials at Public Health England – a Government agency – examined the teeth of a sample of 53,640 three-year-olds at nursery schools.

　　英国公共卫生的官员们在一项研究中检查了幼儿园53640名3岁儿童的牙齿。

　　They found an average of 12 per cent – one in eight – had tooth decay ranging from small holes, needing fillings or having teeth extracted.

　　他们发现平均有12%即八分之一的儿童有蛀牙问题，包括牙齿有小洞、需要补牙和拔牙等。

　　Many parents give children fruit juice or squash in bottles and beakers to comfort them or before bed. They may suck them for hours on end – with the sugar slowly eroding⁶ their teeth. Officials say if children must have juice it should be from a cup which is drunk quickly, causing minimal⁷ harm to their teeth.

　　许多父母在哄孩子的时候或睡觉之前给孩子喝瓶装的果汁或汽水。孩子们会一连喝上几个小时，这期间糖分就在慢慢腐蚀着他们的牙齿。官员们称，如果孩子们非要喝果汁，那也应该倒进大口杯里并让孩子尽快喝完，这样可以把对牙齿的危害降到最低。

　　Although the decay affects children’s milk teeth, which fall out naturally, experts say it also harms their gums making them more prone⁸ to infection in adulthood⁹.

　　虽然孩子患蛀牙的是会自然掉下的乳牙，但专家称这同样会危害到孩子的牙龈，从而使他们在成年后牙龈更容易受感染。

1 intake   

n.吸入，纳入；进气口，入口

参考例句：

• Reduce your salt intake.减少盐的摄入量。
• There was a horrified intake of breath from every child.所有的孩子都害怕地倒抽了一口凉气。

2 teaspoons   

n.茶匙( teaspoon的名词复数 )；一茶匙的量

参考例句：

• Add two teaspoons of salt. 加两小匙盐。
• Add 3 heaped teaspoons of sugar. 加满满的三匙糖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

4 dame   

n.女士

参考例句：

• The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
• If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会，你就要跟那个夫人结婚。

5 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

6 eroding   

侵蚀，腐蚀( erode的现在分词 )； 逐渐毁坏，削弱，损害

参考例句：

• The coast is slowly eroding. 海岸正慢慢地被侵蚀。
• Another new development is eroding the age-old stereotype of the male warrior. 另一个新现象是，久已形成的男人皆武士的形象正逐渐消失。

7 minimal   

adj.尽可能少的，最小的

参考例句：

• They referred to this kind of art as minimal art.他们把这种艺术叫微型艺术。
• I stayed with friends, so my expenses were minimal.我住在朋友家，所以我的花费很小。

8 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

9 adulthood   

n.成年，成人期

参考例句：

• Some infantile actions survive into adulthood.某些婴儿期的行为一直保持到成年期。
• Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.如今很少有人能将友谊维持到成年。