研究揭示喝运动饮料无益健康_BEC初级作文

研究揭示喝运动饮料无益健康

不过，情况近来似乎发生了改变。随着越来越多的人意识到喝维他命水起不到和吃蔬菜沙拉同样的效果，此类饮料的销量增速开始放缓。对其他人来说，这些研究结果看起来像是“废话”，但无论如何，能够引用指标，将饮料厂商的营销语与实际情况进行对比，还是很有用的。百事公司（PepsiCo）的佳得乐（Gatorade）和可口可乐（Coca-Cola）的动乐（Powerade）都号称能够提高运动表现，而类似红牛（Red Bull）和怪物高能饮料（Monster）也以激发能量为噱头，而它们实际上能做到的，只是让你紧张和魂不守舍一段时间，最终不可避免地累倒。

The products are sold with a “health halo,” according to the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, which commissioned the study, despite having several known and potentially several unknown ill-effects.

委托进行此次研究的加利福尼亚公共健康倡议中心（California Center for Public Health Advocacy）表示，这些产品带着“健康光环”，但它们存在着不少已知的，以及可能尚未被发现的副作用。

The researchers at UC Berkeley’s Atkins Center for Weight and Health found that 21 of the most popular drinks in the category contain high levels of sugar, caffeine, and sodium. Plus, many of them contain gingko biloba, guarana, taurine, and ginger extract. Only the latter one is defined as “likely safe” by the National Institutes of Health.