Last month, calls were made to raise the taxes for sugary drinks. This shows growing worry over the amount of sugar that kids are taking in through cola, juices and other beverages (饮料), a new study has found that one in five children did not drink any water on a given day and that those kids took in more calories (卡路里) from sweetened beverages than kids who did drink water.
The study surveyed on 8, 400 children across the country between the ages of 2 and 19. Researchers found that around 20 percent of children are reported drinking no water throughout the day. And they took in almost twice as many calories than kids who did drink some water. Overall, the children drank 132 calories of colas and other sugary beverages per day. That number dropped to 112 calories if they drank any water. But kids who didn’t drink any water at all took in an average of 210 calories from sweetened drinks.
This can cause a lot of problems. “Those calories don’t provide much nutrition (营养) and they can add up,” according to professor Asher, a scientist in public health. Sugary drinks have been linked to a number of diseases, such as childhood obesity, dental problems and high cholesterol. “I’ve seen 6-year-olds with high cholesterol and teenagers with Type 2 diabetes,” said Natalie, a doctor for children. “These are diseases we used to see in their grandparents.”
“Kids should take in water every single day, and the first beverage choice for kids should be water,” according to Natalie. “Because if they’re not drinking water, like sugar-sweetened beverages, that are less healthy and have more calories.” Adults should take up their responsibility to encourage kids to drink water so that they don’t take in something less healthful. And things need to be done to ensure childhood health.
【小题1】What can we learn about children’s water drinking from the survey?| A．Each of the children took in 210 calories per day. |
| B．Most of the children drank enough water every day. |
| C．Children who drank less water would take in more calories. |
| D．The children who drank water took in twice as many calories. |
| A．By showing opinions from experts. |
| B．By listing numbers from a survey. |
| C．By comparing interesting facts. |
| D．By telling stories from grandparents. |
| A．They would lose weight. |
| B．They would have health problems. |
| C．They would live a happy life. |
| D．They would have more nutrition. |
| A．To describe the harm of sweetened beverages. |
| B．To compare water with sweetened beverages. |
| C．To suggest some ways to help children live a healthier life. |
| D．To introduce the importance of water drinking among children. |
The World (世界) Health Day is on April 7th. All of us want to be healthy. But some boys and girls don’t know how to be healthy. They watch TV or play computer games much in their rooms.
Do you want to know how to be healthy?
They are not difficult for us.
| A．Then they get fat. |
| B．Let's do these things now. |
| C．We can play with new friends, too. |
| D．Vegetables and fruit are good for us. |
| E．First, we must have good eating habits. |
Healthy impact of sunflower seeds Sunflower seeds (葵花籽) are rich in vitamin E. The vitamin is an antioxidant (抗氧化剂) that helps prevent cancer, heart disease, eye problems and possibly aging (衰老). The strength of seeds One serving (一份) of sunflower seeds gives you 14 milligrams (毫克) of vitamin E. Experts say people need 15 milligrams of vitamin E every day. 28g of sunflower seeds  14mg of vitamin EVitamin E needed each day  15mg of vitamin EHow to serve Eat alone as a snack, on top of salads, in bread, and in vegetable dishes. Sources: World’s Healthiest Foods. Discovery Health. TNS  |
a. It prevents cancer.
b. It protects people from heart disease.
c. It makes people’s eyes healthier.
d. It makes people’s skin healthier.
| A．abc | B．abd | C．acd | D．bcd |
| A．28g | B．14mg | C．15mg | D．30g |
| A．Eat them with vegetables. | B．Put them in water first. |
| C．Cut them in half first. | D．Eat them along with other snacks. |
More youth are saying 'no' to meat, 'yes' to veggies
Sticking to a vegan diet might sound difficult. But in recent years, veganism(素食主义)has become a more popular lifestyle in many places.
So why exactly has veganism become so popular?
But experts also want to remind people that meat is important for our health. A strict vegan diet cannot always offer the minerals and vitamins that a human body needs, depending on one's dietary choices.
| A．So you may want to think it through before you decide to become a vegan. |
| B．This amount is even greater than that of all the world's cars, trains and planes together. |
| C．According to Huff Post, more than 3 million people in the US are vegans. |
| D．Social media is also believed to be behind the increase in veganism, according to BBC News. |
| E．One reason could be that people want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (排放). |
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