Sugar and Your Health

Sugar may tastes good, but its not good for you!

Are you health conscious? Then you probably watch the amount of fat in your diet. But remember to monitor the amount of sugar you consume as well. While sugar tastes good, its effects on the body are not. Consuming too many drinks sweetened with sugar can raise your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Drinking one to two sweet drinks a day raises that risk 26 percent according to a recent study of 310,000 people.

A sugary diet can also increase your risk of heart disease. When you consume more sugar than is needed for energy, the excess sugars form triglycerides. High levels of this type of fat are know to increase your risk of heart disease.

Studies show that countries where people consume large amounts of sugar also have many people who suffer from depression. Sugar also changes brain-wave activity, which decreases your ability to think clearly. So when you need energy, put down that candy bar and reach for some protein instead.

What is a sage amount of sugar to consume on a daily basis? The American Heart Association recommends that women eat no more than 25 grams of sugar per day. Men should limit themselves to 38 grams.

Grammar Tips:
Sugar may tastes good, but its not good for you!
Pattern of sentence : "while something + adj., but something else is not."-When you try to about something are totally opposite, skip a "adj" but people still understand it..
While Wendy's office is very nice and clean (organized) , but her apartment is not.
While the party of the examine is easy, but the second part is not.

Vocabulary Tips:
monitor (v)-watch something.监视，监控 (n)-监视器。
*The police monitored the suspect's phone calls.嫌犯的电话。
*The patient was carefully monitored after the treatment.
*The robber tampered with the monitor overlooking the counter.
excess- too much of something. 向外，多余，多出的，过剩的，额外的。
*Drain excess water from the fish before you deep-fry it. 把多余的水滤掉。。
*Parents need to pay an excess fee of 10 dollars if they pick up their kids after 6 p.m..
*We absorb a lot of excess fat and oil when we eat fast food.
recommend- suggestion, advice.建议，劝告。
recommend (that)-
*Some doctors recommend that babies under one-year-old avoid eggs.
*I strongly recommend making reservation early if you want to go to that restaurant.

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diet (n)- anything about eat and drink. food.一个人的饮食
You should eat a healthy diet.
You probably watch the amount of fat in you diet.
a sugary diet- food with sugar. 含糖的食物。
go on a diet- 减肥，节食，饮食控制。
I should probably go on a diet.节食
diet (v)-节食。
A lot of people have to diet to stay slim. 保持苗条身材。