文档介绍：Ultra-processed food linked to early death
食用超加工食品可能导致早逝
语篇导读
食物在经过加工后所包含的营养成分会有所降低这也是为什么人们普遍认为经过加工后的食 品不如新鲜食材营养丰富。科学家发现，被经过“超级加工”的食品对人体健康带来了新的威胁。
超加工食品是一种经过大量工业加工的食品，包装上通常有很长的成分表。科学家对超加工食品进
行了研究，他们发现了什么？本集“随身英语”讨论食用超加工食品可能对人体健康产生的影响。
Step 1 Vocabulary 词汇表 hard to digest难以（让人）接受 tuck into尽情地吃，痛快地吃 ingredient成分，配料 processed foods经过加工的食品 nutritious营养丰富的 preservative 防腐剂 sweetener 甜味剂I colour enhancers 色素 hard to swallow令人难以置信
consumption 食用 cardiovascular disease 心'血管疾病 diet饮食
feast on尽情享用，大吃大喝 unprocessed未经加工的 wholegrain全谷物的Mediterranean-style diet 地中海式饮食 we are what we eat 人如其食
Step 2 Reading and understanding
Ifs good to enjoy food, but sometimes stories about the dangers of eating certain things can be hard to digest. I love to tuck into a pepperoni pizza or munch on a jam doughnut, even though I know the dangers that lurk in their ingredients. It’s clear that processed foods are not the most nutritious things; but there now comes a new threat - from ultra-processed foods.
Scientists have now discovered that eating these types of food ・ such as chicken nuggets, ice cream and breakfast cereals ・ have been linked to early death and poor health. This is the stuff that has been through more substantial industrial processing and often has long ingredient lists on the packet, including added preservatives, sweeteners or colour enhancers.