What's in that drink?
小心!除了酷酷的名字、誘人的廣告,功能飲料還有危害健康的咖啡因。
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THE weather is getting hotter and you'll be getting thirstier playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you pour down your throat. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health. | | 天氣日漸炎熱,打籃球或是放學(xué)后騎車(chē)回家的時(shí)候也會(huì)感到更加口渴難忍。這時(shí)喝一瓶冰鎮(zhèn)飲料也許是最好的選擇了。不過(guò),豪飲的同時(shí)你一定要小心,因?yàn)橛行╋嬃想m然令人涼爽無(wú)比但可能對(duì)健康有害。 |
There are plenty of so-called energy drinks on the market. Most of them have an attractive colour and cool name. Their nutrition lists also contains various things from vitamins to ginseng. Sounds great! | | 市場(chǎng)上所謂的功能飲料琳瑯滿目。它們大部分都色彩醒目,名字超炫,營(yíng)養(yǎng)成分也是從維他命到人參無(wú)所不包。聽(tīng)上去真的很不錯(cuò)! |
But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks contain high levels of caffeine. These drinks are typically aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. | | 不過(guò),再仔細(xì)地看看說(shuō)明,你就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)它們的咖啡因含量都很高。大部分的功能飲料都將目標(biāo)人群鎖定在年輕人、學(xué)生、工作忙碌的人以及運(yùn)動(dòng)員等。 |
Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much | | 有時(shí),生產(chǎn)商宣稱(chēng)它們的產(chǎn)品不僅能使人更加精力充沛地進(jìn)行體育運(yùn)動(dòng)而且可以讓人頭腦清醒。但是千萬(wàn)不要過(guò)量飲用。 |
Caffeine raises your heartbeat. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited their use. The amount of caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as high as in a strong cup of coffee or strong tea. | | 咖啡因會(huì)讓人心跳加快。正因如此,國(guó)際奧委會(huì)已經(jīng)限制其使用。而大部分功能飲料里咖啡因的含量幾乎和一杯咖啡或濃茶相當(dāng)。 |
Research by Australian scientists has found that many teenagers are affected by caffeine. The results of their survey show that 27 per cent of boys aged 8-12 take in more caffeine than their parents. | | 澳大利亞科學(xué)家的研究表明,咖啡因?qū)υS多孩子造成了影響。研究結(jié)果顯示27%的8至12歲的男孩子攝入的咖啡因比他們的父母都多。 |
There are potential health risks linked to energy drinks. Just one can of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart attacks. | | 功能飲料可能會(huì)危害健康。比如喝一聽(tīng)功能飲料就能讓人產(chǎn)生緊張情緒,導(dǎo)致失眠甚至是心臟病。 |
Teenagers should be discouraged from consuming drinks with a lot of caffeine in them, an expert from the Australia Nutrition Foundation said. | | 澳大利亞營(yíng)養(yǎng)基金會(huì)的一位專(zhuān)家說(shuō),青少年不宜飲用含有大量咖啡因的飲料。 |
(from page 6, 21st Century Teens Senior Edition Issue No.178)
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