News Report One
第一篇新闻报道
A new study finds that beverages containing added sugar might be harmful.
一项新的研究发现,含有添加糖的饮料可能对人有害。
In the study, researchers analyzed information from over 80, 000 women and 37, 000 men.
在这项研究中,研究人员对80000多名女性和37000多名男性的信息进行了分析。
Participants worked in the health profession. They were followed for approximately three decades.
参与者从事卫生行业。对他们的跟踪调查持续了大约30年。
They completed surveys about their diet every four years.
他们每四年完成一次关于饮食的调查。
They also answered questions about sleep and exercise and health every two years.
每两年回答一次有关睡眠、锻炼和健康的问题。
The more beverages containing added sugar that people drink, the greater their risk of death was during the study period.
在研究期间,人们饮用的含糖饮料越多,死亡风险越大。
These beverages included soda, energy drinks and sports drinks.
这些饮料包括苏打水、能量饮料和运动饮料。
Beverages like pure fruit juice, which are sweet but do not contain added sugar, were not part of the study.
纯果汁这样的饮料虽然是甜的,但不含添加糖,不是研究的一部分。
The findings held even after the researchers considered other factors that could affect people’s health.
即使在研究人员考虑了其他可能影响人们健康的因素之后,这一发现仍然成立。
These factors included lack of exercise and not eating enough vegetables.
这些因素包括缺乏锻炼和没有足够的蔬菜摄入。
They also included consuming too much meat. The scientists say that their results support limiting beverages with added sugar.
还包括吃太多的肉。科学家说,他们的结果为限制添加糖的饮料提供了支撑。
They argue we should replace them with other drinks, with water being the best choice.
他们认为我们应该用其他饮料来代替,水是最好的选择。
However, the researchers admit this is simply their recommendation.
然而,研究人员承认这只是他们的建议。
The study found only an association: It did not prove that drinks with added sugar cause early death.
这项研究只发现了其中存在联系,并没有证明添加糖的饮料会导致早死。
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的新闻报道回答问题1和问题2。
1. What do we learn about the new study from the news report?
问题1:我们从新闻报道中了解到了什么?
2. What is the scientists’ recommendation?
问题2:科学家们的建议是什么?