obesity 肥胖（症）

overweight 肥胖的，超重的

Type 2 diabetes 二型糖尿病

fix 用量（幽默的说法）

nutritionist 营养学家

zero tolerance 零容忍政策

mood swings 情绪波动

puberty 青春期

hungover 宿醉的

symptom 症状

a balance 平衡

dental care 牙科护理

weight gain 体重增加

obsessive 过分的

craving 难以抑制的渴求

willpower 意志力

测验与练习 1. 阅读课文并回答问题 。

1. What target has the UK government set the food industry to achieve by 2020?

2. Why did BBC journalist Radhika Shanghani give up sugar altogether?

3. True or false? Susan Jebb, professor of diet and population health at Oxford University, says we should consume no more than seven teaspoons of sugar a day.

4. What could help you burn off the sugar you consume?

5. Which word used in the article means to get advantages from something?

2. 请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。

1. I'm feeling sleepy, probably because I haven't had my caffeine ______ today.

addiction       laced       fix       cravings

2. The doctor says my ______ are not serious and I probably just have a cold.

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