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Many people try to reduce the amount of sugar in their diet, but this is not easy.

許多人試圖減少飲食中的糖分，但這並不容易。

Sugar is added to a wide range of food and drink products, including some that do not taste sweet.

糖被添加在廣泛的食品和飲料產品中，包括一些嚐起來不甜的產品。

In fact, sugar has more than fifty different names on food labels, which makes it difficult for consumers to identify.

事實上，糖在食品標籤上有五十多個不同的名稱，這使得消費者很難識別。

So what exactly is sugar?

那麼，糖究竟是什麼呢？

Most people know table sugar, which is called sucrose.

大多數人都知道精製糖，也就是所謂的蔗糖。

It is made from sugar cane or sugar beet.

它是由甘蔗或甜菜製成的。

However, sugar is also a general term for simple carbohydrates that are found naturally in many foods.

然而，糖也是天然存在於許多食物中的簡單碳水化合物的總稱。

Fructose and glucose are present in fruits and some vegetables.

果糖和葡萄糖存在於水果和一些蔬菜中。

Lactose is found in dairy products like milk and yoghurt, and maltose comes from malted grains.

乳糖存在於牛奶和優格等乳製品中，而麥芽糖則來自發芽穀物。

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Is all sugar bad for your health?

所有的糖都對你的健康有害嗎？

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According to nutrition experts, sugar in whole foods is not harmful.

根據營養專家的說法，天然食物中的糖分對身體是無害的。

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Sammie Gill, a senior scientist at the British Nutrition Foundation, has explained that foods like fruit and milk offer many important nutrients.

英國營養基金會的資深科學家薩米·吉爾解釋說，像水果和牛奶這樣的食物能提供許多重要的營養素。

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"Fruit contains vitamin C, fibre and other beneficial substances, and milk provides calcium, protein and vitamin B12," she said. "You cannot compare a piece of fruit to a bag of sweets."

「水果含有維他命 C、纖維和其他有益物質，而牛奶則提供鈣、蛋白質和維他命 B12，」她（薩米·吉爾）說。「你不能把一整顆水果拿來和一袋糖果相比。」

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The sugar types that people should limit are called "free sugars."

人們應該限制的糖分種類被稱為「游離糖」。

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These are sugars that have been added by manufacturers, cooks, or consumers themselves.

這些是製造商、廚師或消費者自己添加的糖。

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Free sugars are commonly found in fizzy drinks, biscuits, cakes, and chocolate.

游離糖常見於汽水、餅乾、蛋糕和巧克力中。

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They are also present in alcoholic drinks, fruit juices, and smoothies, because the natural sugars are released during the juicing process.

它們也存在於酒精飲料、果汁和冰沙中，因為天然糖分在榨汁過程中會被釋放出來。

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Many consumers have also wondered about artificial sweeteners as an alternative to sugar.

許多消費者也想知道人工甜味劑是否能作為糖的替代品。

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These products have been used in diet drinks and low-calorie foods for many years.

這些產品已經在代糖飲料和低卡路里食品中被使用多年了。

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However, opinions about their safety and health effects remain divided among scientists.

然而，科學家們對於它們的安全性和健康影響仍然存在分歧。

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For now, experts recommend that people focus on eating whole foods and reducing their intake of processed products that contain hidden free sugars.

目前，專家建議人們專注於食用原型食物，並減少攝取含有隱形游離糖的加工產品。

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