在过去很长的一段时间里，人们都认为吃糖是引起肥胖、多动、糖尿病、心脑血管疾病等的万恶之源，这使得很多人爱吃糖又不敢吃，或者选择添加人工甜味剂的无糖饮料。事实上，糖并不像你想的那么有害，今天我们就来给糖“洗刷冤屈”。
While eating too much sugar is directly associated with obesity and a host of heart and liver-related problems, there are plenty of myths out there with a host of misinformation that oftentimes makes eating even moderate amounts of sugar sound worse than it is. After all, we do need sugar to live.
尽管吃糖太多和肥胖以及一系列心脏和肝脏疾病直接相关，但关于糖还是有很多讹传，往往使得适量吃糖听上去比实际上更糟。说到底，没有糖怎么活？
"We all need sugar — it's the basic building block of what runs our bodies, and, in fact, it's necessary," Dr. Jennifer Haythe, a cardiologist at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York said.
“我们都需要糖——它是我们身体运转的基本组成部分，事实上，是必不可少的部分，”纽约哥伦比亚长老会医院的心脏病科医师珍妮佛 海耶斯博士说。
Keep scrolling to discover the truth behind some of the most common myths about sugar.
来看看下面这些关于糖的真相，帮你破除对糖的常见误解。
MYTH: Some types of sugar are better for you than others
误解：有些糖比其他糖更有益健康
FACT: All "types" of sugar have the same effect on your body.
事实：所有种类的糖对身体的影响都一样。
"There’s this idea that there are different types of sugar, but that’s a myth," Dr. Haythe said. "Brown sugar, white sugar, honey... they are all ultimately broken down into the same thing: glucose. All forms of sugar are carbohydrates that can be used as glucose."
海耶斯博士说：“有人认为，世界上有不同种类的糖，这是一个误解。红糖、白糖、蜂蜜……最终成分都是同一种东西——葡萄糖。各种形式的糖都是可分解成葡萄糖被吸收的碳水化合物。”
MYTH: Sugar makes kids hyperactive
误解：糖会导致儿童过度活跃
FACT: There's no such thing as a sugar high.
事实：糖并不会引起亢奋。
"The idea that sugar makes children hyperactive is one of the funniest myths about sugar out there," Dr. Haythe said.
海耶斯博士说：“认为糖导致儿童过度活跃只是人们关于糖的一个有趣误解。”
Various scientific studies over the years have determined that in fact there is zero direct connection between eating sugar and hyperactivity.
多年来各种科学研究表明，事实上，吃糖和过度活跃不存在任何直接的联系。
