MYTH: Sugar is as addictive as hard drugs
误解：糖和硬性毒品一样会让人上瘾
FACT: There is no conclusive evidence that sugar is addictive.
事实：并没有确凿的证据证明糖会让人上瘾。
"There's no evidence that sugar can act as a gateway drug," Dr. Haythe said. "You can't get high from sugar, and there's no conclusive evidence that sugar is addictive."
海耶斯博士说：“没有证据证明糖可以当作入门级毒品。吃糖不会亢奋，而且也没有确凿证据证明吃糖会上瘾。”
MYTH: Eating too much sugar causes diabetes
误解：吃太多糖会得糖尿病
FACT: Both types of diabetes are caused by a mix of genetics and environmental factors, but a sugary diet cannot directly cause it (alone).
事实：两种类型的糖尿病都是由基因和环境因素综合导致的，但是单单是多糖饮食并不会直接导致糖尿病。
"Eating sugar does not cause diabetes; it’s a complicated problem involving your pancreas and metabolism," Dr. Haythe said. "When you have diabetes, you don't produce enough insulin. Insulin helps the glucose get absorbed into your bloodstream and liver as usable energy."
海耶斯博士说：“吃糖不会导致糖尿病；糖尿病是涉及胰腺和代谢功能的复杂病症。如果你有糖尿病，你的身体就不能分泌足够的胰岛素。胰岛素能帮助葡萄糖被血液和肝脏吸收，从而转化成可被利用的能量。”
You are more likely to develop diabetes if you are overweight or obese, because extra fat can lead to insulin resistance, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases. This makes a diet heavy in sugar an indirect, rather than a direct cause of type 2 diabetes.
据美国国立糖尿病、消化和肾脏疾病研究所称，如果你超重或肥胖，你患上糖尿病的可能性更大，因为多余的脂肪会引发胰岛素抵抗。这使得多糖饮食成为导致ll型糖尿病的间接而非直接的原因。
MYTH: Artificial sweeteners are better for you than sugar
误解：相比糖，人工甜味剂对身体更好
FACT: Some artificial sweeteners can be just as harmful to your body as sugar.
事实：一些人工甜味剂对身体的危害跟糖不相上下。
Although artificial sweeteners like Stevia, Truvia, and aspartame (as found in diet sodas) have fewer calories than their sugary counterparts, research shows that participants who drink diet soda are twice as likely to be obese than those who do not.
尽管像无糖汽水中含有的甜菊糖、赤藻糖、阿斯巴甜等人工甜味剂比天然糖热量更低，但研究显示，喝无糖汽水的人肥胖的可能性比不喝无糖汽水的人高一倍。
A study published in the National Library of Medicine found that saccharine — an artificial sweetener — is more addictive than cocaine. Another study published by the American Diabetes Association found that diet soda drinkers were 67 percent more likely to develop diabetes than non-diet soda drinkers.
在国家医学图书馆发表的一项研究发现，人工甜味剂糖精比可卡因更容易让人上瘾。美国糖尿病协会发表的另一项研究发现，喝无糖饮料的人得糖尿病的可能性比不喝无糖饮料的人高67%。
MYTH: Sugar causes cavities
误解：糖导致蛀牙
FACT: Cavities are actually caused by acidic foods and drinks that wear away the enamel on your teeth.
事实：蛀牙实际上是由酸性食物和饮料导致的，酸性物质会腐蚀牙齿上的釉质。
"Sugar isn’t the cause of tooth decay; acid is," Dr. Mark Burhenne, of the online "Ask a Dentist" community, said. "The most cavity-causing food is crackers and breads, not candy. When you eat something with sugar, bacteria that naturally reside in your mouth consume this sugar as well. Bacteria’s waste product is acid, so after they have a meal, they excrete acid....Acid decalcifies or demineralizes tooth enamel by taking away its structure, creating decay."
“问牙医”网络社区的马克 布尔亨内医生说：“导致蛀牙的不是糖，而是酸。最容易导致蛀牙的食物是饼干和面包，不是糖。当你吃含糖食物时，口腔内的天然细菌也在‘吃糖’。细菌排出的废物是酸，所以在吃完饭后，细菌都会产生酸……这些酸性物质会腐蚀牙齿的外结构，从而使牙釉质脱落，导致蛀牙。”
