Unit 3 Section 4 Using Language & Assessing Your Progress-【赢在微点】轻松课堂2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第二册（人教版）

Section 4　Using Language & Assessing Your Progress 阳光晨读 微点释疑 原|文|诵|读 HEALTHY EATING There is much debate nowadays as to what makes up a healthy diet. For example, scientists have insisted for years that a big enemy of health is fatty food. However, there is increasing evidence that the real driver of poor health is not so much fatty food, as it is sugar. Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans. And in America, people who receive 25% of their daily calories① or more through sugar are twice as likely to die from heart disease than people who receive less than 10% a day(Journal of the American Medical Association②, 2014). This is true regardless of③ how healthy the rest of their diet might be. Put more simply, while people continue to argue over whether or not fatty food is dangerous, we already know that sugar is a killer. 　　Much of this extra sugar comes from sweets and sweet drinks. The average American gets 1/3 of his or her sugar through sweet drinks alone. The American Heart Association recommends that we limit ourselves to less than 100-150 calories a day from sugar, which is less than what is usually contained in one can of sweet drink or in a single candy bar. In other words, if you want to be healthy, you have to cut down on desserts, and cut out sweet drinks altogether. 　　Beyond this, you can keep healthy by consuming different categories④ of fresh foods, especially fruit and vegetables, which are full of vitamins⑤ and fibre⑥, rather than processed foods. Processed foods often contain less nutrition, and have higher quantities of⑦ sugar, salt, and fat than fresh ingredients. Besides this, it is also important to have some meat, beans, or dairy⑧ products in your diet, as they provide the necessary protein for strong bones and muscle growth. As with everything in life, moderation⑨ is key. The ideal⑩ diet is a balanced one, without too much or too little of any one thing. 　　Finally, a fundamental key to healthy eating is to eat slowly. It takes ab