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In 2017, eleven million deaths worldwide were linked to people eating diets high in sugar, salt and processed meat.

Those foods were partly to blame for heart disease, cancer and diabetes, a new study found.

The study is called the Global Burden of Disease. It followed eating trends in 195 countries from 1990 to 2017. The findings were reported in the publication The Lancet.

Researchers considered 15 dietary elements, such as diets low in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and milk. They also looked at diets high in red meat, processed meat, sugar-sweetened drinks and sodium.

The study found that Uzbekistan had the highest percentage of diet-related deaths. Israel had the lowest proportion of diet-related deaths, while the United States rated 43rd in the study.

Consumption of foods, such as nuts and seeds, milk and whole grains, was on average too low, the researchers found.

Chris Murray is director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, which led the work.

"Poor diet is responsible for more deaths than any other risk factor in the world," he said.

The study found people ate only 12 percent of the recommended amount of nuts and seeds - an average intake of 3 grams a day. For good health, experts say, you should eat 21 grams of nuts and seeds every day.

The study also found that people drank more than 10 times the recommended amount of sugary drinks.

Another study published in January suggested an "ideal diet" for the health of people and the planet would include a doubling of the consumption of nuts, fruits, vegetables and legumes. Such a diet would also include reducing by half the amount of meat and sugar consumed.

I'm John Russell.

Adapted from http://www.kekenet.com/broadcast/201904/583019.shtml

u VOCABULARY

1. The Lancet: 中文译名《柳叶刀》，该杂志是目前世界医学界最权威的学术刊物之一，也是影响因子最高的SCI刊物之一，其在医学界的影响甚至超过了Nature和Science。

2. sodium n. (symbol Na) a chemical element. Sodium is a soft silver-white metal that is found naturally only in compounds, such as salt. 钠

3. legumes n. (technical 术语) any plant that has seeds in long pods . Peas and beans are legumes. 豆科作物

u QUESTIONS

Read the statements. Then listen to the news and check the true (ü) or false (û) statements.

q 1. In 2017, eleven million deaths worldwide were linked to people eating diets high in sugar, salt and processed meat.

q 2. The study of Global Burden of Disease followed eating trends in 195 countries from 1990 to 2016.

q 3. Researchers considered 15 dietary elements and they also looked at diets high in red meat, processed meat, sugar-sweetened drinks and sodium.

q 4. The study found that Uzbekistan had the highest percentage of diet-related deaths. Israel had the lowest proportion of diet-related deaths, while the United States rated 43rd in the study.

q 5. The researchers found that the consumption of foods, such as nuts and seeds, milk and whole grains, was on average too low.

q 6. Chris Murray said that poor diet was responsible for more deaths than any other risk factor in the world.

q 7. People ate only 12 percent of the recommended amount of nuts and seeds - an average intake of 3 grams a day. For good health, experts say, you should eat 21 grams of nuts and seeds every week.

q 8. The study also found that people drank more than 10 times the recommended amount of alcohol drinks.

q 9. Another study published in January suggested an "ideal diet" for the health of people and the planet would include a doubling of the consumption of nuts, fruits, vegetables and legumes.

q 10. An ideal diet would also include increasing by half the amount of meat and sugar consumed.

u KEY

Read the statements. Then listen to the news and check the true (ü) or false (û) statements.

þ 1. In 2017, eleven million deaths worldwide were linked to people eating diets high in sugar, salt and processed meat.

ý 2. The study of Global Burden of Disease followed eating trends in 195 countries from 1990 to 2016. 正确表达：The study of Global Burden of Disease followed eating trends in 195 countries from 1990 to 2017.

þ 3. Researchers considered 15 dietary elements and they also looked at diets high in red meat, processed meat, sugar-sweetened drinks and sodium.

þ 4. The study found that Uzbekistan had the highest percentage of diet-related deaths. Israel had the lowest proportion of diet-related deaths, while the United States rated 43rd in the study.

þ 5. The researchers found that the consumption of foods, such as nuts and seeds, milk and whole grains, was on average too low.

þ 6. Chris Murray said that poor diet was responsible for more deaths than any other risk factor in the world.

ý 7. People ate only 12 percent of the recommended amount of nuts and seeds - an average intake of 3 grams a day. For good health, experts say, you should eat 21 grams of nuts and seeds every week. 正确表达：People ate only 12 percent of the recommended amount of nuts and seeds - an average intake of 3 grams a day. For good health, experts say, you should eat 21 grams of nuts and seeds every day.

ý 8. The study also found that people drank more than 10 times the recommended amount of alcohol drinks. 正确表达：The study also found that people drank more than 10 times the recommended amount of sugary drinks.

þ 9. Another study published in January suggested an "ideal diet" for the health of people and the planet would include a doubling of the consumption of nuts, fruits, vegetables and legumes.

ý 10. An ideal diet would also include increasing by half the amount of meat and sugar consumed. 正确表达：An ideal diet would also include reducing by half the amount of meat and sugar consumed.