生活英语：健康饮食（双语）

 The Myth: Fat free food is calorie free

This is a very common myth - so common that food manufacturers market to it. The misconception（n.误解）that fat free is better is the reason that so many products are labelled “fat free,” “low in fat,” “fat reduced,” etc. So many people who want to lose weight will chow down（吃）on all of these “low fat” foods thinking they are going to lose weight - even worse, they often tend to eat more of the low fat food than they would have if it were full fat. What really matters when trying to reduce weight is calories - eat fewer calories than you burn and you will lose weight.

2. Eat The Salad

The Myth: Fast food salads are the “healthy option”

A 2005 report by the Independent said: “[an investigation¹ of the food sold by the “big four” - McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC and Pizza Hut - found that […] five out of eight of the salads used as “evidence” of their embrace of healthy eating had “high” salt or fat content.”It is all too common to see dieters（减肥者） who crave² a little something naughty（adj.不适当的）， ordering salads or other “healthy choices” from fast food joints³ - but what they usually don’t realize is that the salads can be as bad as the regular food and they would be more content if they just ate a Big Mac.

3.Salt Increases Blood Pressure

The Myth: Excess（adj.过度的，过量的） salt increases your blood pressure

Science has since found out that there is no reason for a person with normal blood pressure to restrict their salt intake⁴. However, if you already have high blood pressure, you may become salt-sensitive in which case you should reduce salt or increase your potassium（钾） intake as it is the balance of the two that really matters. Furthermore, people who suffer from hypertension（高血压）should be careful with salt as it can have an impact there. Ultimately, eating more potassium is probably more important than reducing salt. Potassium rich foods are spinach⁵, broccoli⁶, bananas, white potatoes and most types of beans.

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 crave   

vt.渴望得到，迫切需要，恳求，请求

参考例句：

• Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。
• You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。

3 joints   

接头( joint的名词复数 )； 关节； 公共场所（尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所） （非正式）； 一块烤肉 （英式英语）

参考例句：

• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。

4 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。

5 spinach   

n.菠菜

参考例句：

• Eating spinach is supposed to make you strong.据说吃菠菜能使人强壮。
• You should eat such vegetables as carrot,celery and spinach.你应该吃胡萝卜、芹菜和菠菜这类的蔬菜。

6 broccoli   

n.绿菜花，花椰菜

参考例句：

• She grew all the broccoli plants from seed.这些花椰菜都是她用种子培育出来的。
• They think broccoli is only green and cauliflower is only white.他们认为西兰花只有绿色的，而菜花都是白色的。