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If such destruction was being wrought on our environment
若我们继续盲目地增加食品生产
by unchecked attempts to increase food production,
那么在环境继续受到破坏的同时
the impact on our bodies was equally as damaging.
我们的健康也会遭受同等待遇
Understanding the consequences of this shift to an abundant,
当人们转吃大量精加工食品
highly processed food on obesity and related diseases
又导致了肥胖和其他相关疾病
was a problem that was to occupy scientists for decades to come.
科学家们还得花上几十年去解决这个问题
It only took a generation of eating processed food
仅仅由于一代人开始频繁食用加工食品
before people everywhere began putting on weight.
就导致各地的人们体重普遍增加
In 1967, a detailed investigation on 500
1967年 有人做了一个详细的调查
patients from two general practices
结果显示参与调查的500名各种病患中
showed that half the population was more than 15% overweight.
半数人超重15%
That represents over a stone of unwanted fat.
那代表一英石多的过剩脂肪
It's no shock to us today that too many sweet things are bad.
如今我们都明白过多甜食有害健康
But back in 1968,
但在遥远的1968年
they were only just latching on to the problems in store.
这个问题还未萌芽
The problem of overweight has
超重问题
partly arisen because of changing eating habits.
部分是由于饮食习惯的改变而引起的
In a growingly affluent society,
在一个物质日渐富足的社会
there's more food generally available.
可供选择的食物越来越多
Sales of biscuits and confectionery has doubled in ten years.
饼干与糖果的销售量在过去十年翻了一番
All these new foods contain sugar,
所有这些新生含糖食品
which although nutritionally valueless, improves the flavour
尽管没有营养
of almost any processed food - even soups,
却极大地改善了多数加工食品的口味
beef cubes and tinned vegetables.
比如靓汤 牛肉干 蔬菜罐头等
As a result, sugar consumption has
于是糖类消耗在百年内增长五倍
risen fivefold in a century and doubled in ten years.
在近十年内更是翻了一番
On average, we eat two hundredweight of sugar a year each.
我们每年平均食用2英担糖

重点解释

people everywhere began putting on weight.各地的人们体重普遍增加

put on weight:增加体重

Too many sweet foods may make you put on weight.

太多的甜食可能会使你增加体重。

I'm afraid I am putting on weight.

我担心我增加体重啦。

they were only just latching on to the problems in store.这个问题还未萌芽

in store:必将到来； 快要发生； 贮藏着； 准备着

She wondered what fate had in store for her next.

她不知道以后等待她的将是什么命运。

Who knows that troubles lie in store for you?

谁知道你们将会遇到什么麻烦?

On average, we eat two hundredweight of sugar a year each.我们每年平均食用2英担糖

on average:平均

We received 20 calls a day on average.

我们平均每天接到二十通电话。