新奇事件簿 健康食品真的健康吗？

The salads and healthy pastas we buy to eat well may not be as good for us as we think. Campaigners say a lot of supposedly healthy food should carry a health warning because of the high salt content. The British pressure group Consensus¹ Action on Salt and Health (CASH) reported recently that many take-away salads and other foods aimed at the health conscious actually contain more salt than a Big Mac and fries. This means many British people are unknowingly overdosing on salt on a regular, if not daily, basis. This report comes hot on the heels of an earlier CASH finding that many pre-packaged sandwiches are up to seven times saltier than a bag of potato chips. The danger is that high salt consumption² causes high blood pressure, strokes and heart attacks.

我们出于健康饮食的目的买来的沙拉和面食或许不像我们认为的那样好。活动家们表示，许多自我标榜的健康食品由于高含盐量应该引起健康预警。英国压力组织“盐与健康共识行动”(CASH)最近报告，许多出于健康目的制作的打包带走的沙拉和其他食物含盐量实际上比巨无霸和油炸食品还高。这意味着许多英国人在不知情的时候经常过量食用盐。这份报告紧随CASH早些时候一份报告之后。报告发现，许多提前包装的三明治含盐量是薯条的七倍。食用高盐食物会引发高血压、中风以及心脏病。

CASH looked at 156 readymade salads and pasta dishes from Britain’s leading food retailers³ and fast-food outlets⁴. The researchers discovered that compared with a Big Mac and small fries, which has 2.7 grams of salt, a noodle salad from a chain called EAT contained 4.4 grams per portion. This is almost three-quarters of the 6-gram recommended daily salt limit for an adult. Twenty per cent of the meals contained more salt than is ideal. Professor Graham MacGregor of CASH said: "Many people think of a salad as a healthy lunch [and] in many cases this is true.” He added: “We would encourage people to look out for low-salt, low-fat salads as a good lunchtime option.” However, he warned: “There are some salads out there which really ought to carry a health warning, rather than be thought of as a healthy option.”

该组织调查了英国主要食品零售商，快餐连锁店的156种即食沙拉和意大利面。研究人员发现，巨无霸和小薯条的含盐量为2.7克，“EAT”连锁店的面条沙拉含盐量为每份4.4克。这接近成人每天食用盐摄入量建议值的四分之三。20%的饭菜含盐量超过理想值。该组织教授Graham MacGregor表示：“许多人认为沙拉是健康午餐，在许多情况下确实如此。”他还表示：“我们推荐人们食用低盐，低脂沙拉作为午餐首选。”然而，他警告称：“许多沙拉应该引起健康预警，并不是人们所认为的健康选择。”

1 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

2 consumption   

n.消费，消耗，消费额，消耗量，结核病

参考例句：

• Consumption of oil has declined in recent years.石油消耗量在最近几年下降了。
• The meat was condemned as unfit for human consumption.这种肉已被宣布不适宜人们食用。

3 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

4 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》