Have you ever bought Genki Forest（元气森林）sparkling water because it’s advertised as “sugar-free? It’s popular among students. The company recently apologized for a misleading advertisement.

The company said the drinks are “sucrose-free”（零蔗糖）, but this is not the same as “sugar-free”. Now the company has changed the words “sugar-free” to “low sugar” on the bottles.

In fact, there are many kinds of sugar. Sucrose is just one of them. Other kinds of sugar, such as fructose（果糖）（糖醇）, are still in Genki Forest drinks. These types of sugar are used as sweetener（甜味剂）. They offer little energy, but also avoid taking in too much sugar.

However, studies find that the sweeteners might make people eat more. When you eat sweet-tasting things, it sends your brain a “sweet signal”! Then your brain tells your body to prepare itself to take in energy. But since the diet soft drink has little energy, you will feel hungry and start getting energy by eating more food.

According to China Daily, drinking too many diet drinks might lead to obesity（肥胖）and type 2 diabetes（糖尿病）. It’s time for you to think twice about the diet drink trend.

When you and your family go out for dinner, do you notice how many dishes you usually order? It’s OK if you finish all of them. But if you waste too much food, you need to pay for it.

Last year, China’s top legislature（立法机关）reviewed（审议）a draft law（法律草案）for stopping food waste for the first time.

According to the draft law, restaurants should tell customers not to order too much. If customers leave too much food uneaten, restaurants can charge（收费）them for food waste.

The law also bans（禁止）waiters from encouraging people to order too much food. Some restaurants may use the “N-1” for people to order dishes. “N” stands for the number of persons at a table. So if there are six people at your table, you should order just five dishes, which can help people control the number of dishes in a right way.

The draft law also asks schools to teach their students to avoid food waste. It also bans TV programs about overeating and overdrinking.

Food waste happens in many places and has long been a big problem around the world. We need to follow the law and refuse to waste food.

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I’m Lisa. Today is our family day and we’ll have a family dinner this evening. My mother Zoe is the cook today and she asks what everyone wants to have this evening. Here are our answers

In the evening, my mother prepares a rich dinner. Different colors of the food are like a rainbow on the table. All of us find our favorite food and we enjoy ourselves together.