Tens of thousands of young children are suffering from rotting teeth caused by drinking fruit juice and squash, a major study has revealed.
最近一項研究稱，兒童長蛀牙與平時喝的果汁和汽水有關(guān)。

As many as one in eight children have suffered tooth decay by the age of three – although in some parts of England the rates are as high as a third.
研究顯示3歲兒童中，每8個人中就有1個患有蛀牙，在英國的某些地區(qū)甚至每3個人孩子中就有1個。

Senior dentists say the problem is often caused by well-meaning parents giving toddlers sugar-laden drinks in bottles and beakers. They are now urging families to restrict children to milk and water.
一些牙醫(yī)稱這個問題常常是由父母造成的，他們好心為孩子購買瓶裝含糖飲料，卻“好心辦了壞事”?，F(xiàn)在牙醫(yī)要求家長只給孩子喝水和牛奶。

Middle-class parents who buy expensive organic juices in the belief they are healthier have been warned they can contain as much sugar as a glass of coke.
有些家境不錯的父母會給孩子買較貴的有機果汁，認為它們更健康，但事實上有機果汁與可樂的含糖量相當。

One health official observed: ‘Posh sugar is no better than any other sugar.’
一位衛(wèi)生官員曾說：“無論貴賤，只要含糖量高，都一樣有害?！?/div>

Earlier this year health officials urged the public to cut their sugar intake to between five and seven teaspoons a day to prevent rising levels of obesity and rotting teeth.
今年年初，衛(wèi)生官員們曾督促公眾減少攝糖量每天5-7茶匙即可，這樣可以預(yù)防肥胖和蛀牙等問題。

A 200ml glass of organic apple juice contains 20 grams of sugar – nearly five teaspoons – only slightly less than the same amount of coke, which has 22 grams.
一杯200毫升的有機蘋果汁含糖量20克、約5茶匙，這只比200毫升的可樂所含的糖少2克。

Experts, including the chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies, have called for a tax to be slapped on sugary drinks to deter the public from buying them.
包括首席醫(yī)療官戴姆·薩利·戴姆斯在內(nèi)的一些專家呼吁對含糖飲料征稅，以阻止公眾購買。

In the first study of its kind, officials at Public Health England – a Government agency – examined the teeth of a sample of 53,640 three-year-olds at nursery schools.
英國公共衛(wèi)生的官員們在一項研究中檢查了幼兒園53640名3歲兒童的牙齒。

They found an average of 12 per cent – one in eight – had tooth decay ranging from small holes, needing fillings or having teeth extracted.
他們發(fā)現(xiàn)平均有12%即八分之一的兒童有蛀牙問題，包括牙齒有小洞、需要補牙和拔牙等。

Many parents give children fruit juice or squash in bottles and beakers to comfort them or before bed. They may suck them for hours on end – with the sugar slowly eroding their teeth. Officials say if children must have juice it should be from a cup which is drunk quickly, causing minimal harm to their teeth.
許多父母在哄孩子的時候或睡覺之前給孩子喝瓶裝的果汁或汽水。孩子們會一連喝上幾個小時，這期間糖分就在慢慢腐蝕著他們的牙齒。官員們稱，如果孩子們非要喝果汁，那也應(yīng)該倒進大口杯里并讓孩子盡快喝完，這樣可以把對牙齒的危害降到最低。

Although the decay affects children’s milk teeth, which fall out naturally, experts say it also harms their gums making them more prone to infection in adulthood.
雖然孩子患蛀牙的是會自然掉下的乳牙，但專家稱這同樣會危害到孩子的牙齦，從而使他們在成年后牙齦更容易受感染。

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