小孩吃多少糖合適?大綱

In recent years scientists have awakened to the fact that when kids eat too much sugar, it can cause a lot more harm than just cavities. We now know that excess dietary sugar is associated with hypertension, blood lipid disorders, diabetes, obesity, and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

近年來科學家們意識到這樣一個事實,當孩子吃太多的糖,它的危害不僅僅是蛀牙的問題，還可能造成更多的危害。我們現在知道,過度吃糖，會增加高血壓、血脂紊亂、糖尿病、肥胖、心血管疾病的風險。

While the problems caused by dietary sugar affect everyone, they are especially concerning in children.

而食物中的糖會引起衆多問題,特別是關於兒童的。

Many foods marketed for kids seem to be loaded with added sugars, and the average daily consumption of sugar is remarkably high in kids. It is now believed that sugar consumption is a leading cause of obesity in children, and is likely partially responsible for the alarming rate of type 2 diabetes we are seeing today in adolescents and young adults. (Not long ago type 2 diabetes was almost never seen before middle age.)

許多幼兒食品裏面添加多餘的糖,孩子平均每天消耗糖量明顯偏高。而現在糖的消耗已經導致兒童肥胖問題，這也可能是我們今天看到的青少年和年輕人患二型糖尿病的風險提高的原因。(以前幾乎從未見過中年以前患二型糖尿病的)。

Given the increasing incidence of cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents and young adults, experts are warning that we are facing an epidemic of premature heart disease very soon. Added sugars in kids’ diets are undoubtedly playing a big role here.

鑑於青少年和年輕的成年人患心血管疾病的風險增加,專家說,我們將很快面臨早產兒心臟病流行。在兒童飲食中添加糖無疑起着巨大的作用。

In August 2016, an expert panel appointed by the American Heart Association (AHA) published a scientific statement entitled “Added Sugars and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children.” The panel reviewed all pertinent scientific information on the effect of added sugars in kids, and made firm recommendations on how much added sugar can be consumed by children without appreciably increasing their cardiovascular risk.

2016年8月, 美國心臟協會(AHA)的一個專家小組公佈了題名爲“添加糖與心血管疾病對孩子風險”的科學聲明。專家組評估了添加糖對孩子產生影響的相關所有科學信息,對於孩子消耗多少添加糖不會明顯增加心血管疾病的風險，提出了嚴格的建議。