国外媒体:为了健康少吃盐

美国一项最新健康报告指出,餐馆和小食店所提供的大多数食物含盐量过高,超过推荐的人体必需摄入量,这将造成健康问题。

中老年人如果每日摄入的盐量过多，还会造成高血压等疾病。

What some restaurants tout¹ as "specials," the food police call "toxic²" for their salt content.
What we found was shocking, even for people like me who've been immersed in this issue for 30 years.

The non-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest, a health advocacy group, tracked meals at chain restaurants,finding some contained more than three times the amount of salt that's recommended on a daily basis. The Red Lobster³ Admiral's Feast of lobster, mashed⁴ potato, ceasar salad, a biscuit and lemonade totaled just over 7,000 milligrams of salt. Chili's Buffalo⁵ Chicken Fajitas, with tortillas, condiments⁶ and a Dr. Pepper, almost 7,000. Olive Garden's Tour of Italy Lasagna with a bread stick, family size garden salad and dressing⁷ and a Coca-Cola? Over 6,000 milligrams. And the report targets kids' menus. The Red Lobster chicken fingers with a biscuit, fries and raspberry Salt is pretty dangerous, because it can lead to high blood pressure which leads to heart attack and stroke, and it also can worsen the condition of people who have heart failure.

The American Heart Association recommends adults have less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium⁸ per day, which amounts to a teaspoon⁹. For African-Americans, middle aged¹⁰ and older adults and people with high blood pressure, the recommended limit is 1,500 milligrams.

Red Lobster, Olive Garden and Chili's did not dispute the findings, but told CNN they offer options to people watching calories and sodium intake¹¹. A restaurant trade group supports listing nutritional¹² information, and says restaurants have been cutting sodium levels.

We need to recognize that people go to restaurants for a variety of reasons.

Sometimes, it's for convenience. Sometimes, it's an occasional indulgence, and it's not something they would consume every day.

1 tout   

v.推销，招徕；兜售；吹捧，劝诱

参考例句：

• They say it will let them tout progress in the war.他们称这将有助于鼓吹他们在战争中的成果。
• If your case studies just tout results,don't bother requiring registration to view them.如果你的案例研究只是吹捧结果，就别烦扰别人来注册访问了。

2 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

3 lobster   

n.龙虾，龙虾肉

参考例句：

• The lobster is a shellfish.龙虾是水生贝壳动物。
• I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾，但它不适宜于我的健康。

4 mashed   

a.捣烂的

参考例句：

• two scoops of mashed potato 两勺土豆泥
• Just one scoop of mashed potato for me, please. 请给我盛一勺土豆泥。

5 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

6 condiments   

n.调味品

参考例句：

• Refill and clean all salt and peppers, sugar bowls, and other condiments. 清洁并续满所有的胡椒瓶、盐瓶、糖缸及其他调料。
• Go easy on condiments, they tend to be salty. 别放太多调味品，这样往往会太咸。

7 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

8 sodium   

n.（化）钠

参考例句：

• Out over the town the sodium lights were lit.在外面，全城的钠光灯都亮了。
• Common salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.食盐是钠和氯的复合物。

9 teaspoon   

n.茶匙

参考例句：

• Add one teaspoon of sugar.加一小茶匙糖。
• I need a teaspoon to stir my tea.我需要一把茶匙搅一搅茶。

10 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

11 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。

12 nutritional   

adj.营养的，滋养的

参考例句：

• A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。
• The labels on food products give a lot of information about their nutritional content.食品上的标签提供很多关于营养成分的信息。