英伦广角 英国公共卫生局呼吁家长安装智能测糖App

 For Becky, this means instant access to sugar content. 

 

“So it’s 25 sugar cubes in box.”

 

And it is at times surprising. 

 

“The drink has shocked me. I don’t think it’s been that much. And these cereals…”

 

The new app called “Sugar Smart” means parents can scan and track how much their children are consuming. And for her sons Aaron and Ben, Becky believes it’s useful.

 

“The sugar in everything, all products, even I know there is sugar, I arrange sugar in(?). It is harder to read the labels - that makes it a lot easier to understand how much sugar is in them. And so...but I don’t think I would use it in a supermarket and scan everything. That would be far too much to deal with."

 

The app’s part of the public health England campaign called “Change4Life”, prompted by these statistics:

 

Over year, all the kids eat and drink a whapping 5543 sugar cubes. That’s 22 packs of sugar. That’s more than a kid like me weighs, and I’m five. 

 

"Children in Britain are eating far too much sugar - three times more than the recommended amount. And that is causing them real harm. Almost half of 8-year-olds have tooth decay, a third of 11-year-olds are be so or over weight. So we as parents need to think about helping¹ our kids to cut down the amount of sugar they consume.”

 

“This fat can cause serious disease as we grow older, including Type 2 diabetes², X and even heart disease.

 

But the National Obesity³ Forum⁴ say the smartphone app and the campaign overall doesn’t go far enough. 

 

"I think shock tactics is the way we have to go. We’ve spent 25 years being namby pamby and very gentle with our information. That hasn't worked. We ought to do something now which really pulls people up short and says: ' If you do that, this will be the consequence'.”

 

For Becky however, the app worked. She will now use it as a guideline. But the next challenge -- getting the kids on board too.

 

Adele Robinson, Sky News.

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 diabetes   

n.糖尿病

参考例句：

• In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
• Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

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 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。