時差N小時:少吃鹽對健康有益(上)

　　I know it’s a good idea for adults to watch how muchsalt they eat, especially if they’re at risk for highblood pressure. But what about kids? Shouldparents cut back on how much salt their kids eat,too? Good question and the answer is yes, at leastfor teens. The typical American teenager eats aboutnine grams of salt per day. That’s twice therecommended amount. And the tricky part is thatit’s not a matter of sprinkling salt on food. Most ofthe salt that teens and adults get is already added toprocessed and prepared foods. Pizza is especially bad,and even baked goods have a lot of salt. So kids can end up eating too much salt withoutknowing it.

　　我知道這對成年人來說是一個好主意:看下他們吃了多少鹽，尤其是關(guān)注下他們是否有患高血壓的危險。但是我們的孩子呢?家長也應(yīng)該少給自己的孩子吃鹽嗎?好問題，答案是肯定的，至少對青少年來說是這樣的。典型的美國青少年每天約吃9克鹽。這是推薦量的兩倍。而棘手的部分是，這不是一個食品上灑鹽的問題。青少年和成人攝入的大部分鹽已經(jīng)食品加工和準(zhǔn)備中已經(jīng)添加了。比薩尤其糟糕的，甚至焙烤食品也有大量的鹽。因此，孩子們?nèi)绻恢谰蜁蕴嗟柠}。