Inrecentyearstherehasbeenasteadyattackonsaltfromthedoctors:saltisbadforyou—regardlessofyourhealth.Politiciansalsogotaboard.“Thereisadirectrelationship”USCongressmanNealSmithsaid“betweentheamoun
Inrecentyearstherehasbeenasteadyattackonsaltfromthedoctors:saltisbadforyou—regardlessofyourhealth.Politiciansalsogotaboard.“Thereisadirectrelationship”USCongressmanNealSmithsaid“betweentheamountofsodium(钠)apersonconsumesandheartdiseasecirculatory(循环的)disordersstrokeandevenearlydeath.”
Frighteningiftrue!Butmanydoctorsandmedicalresearchersarenowbeginningtofeelthesaltscarehasgonetoofar.“Alltheseremarksandcryaboutsaltisunnecessary”Dr.Dustaninsists.“Formostofusitprobablydoesnotmakemuchdifferencehowmuchsaltweeat.”Dustan’smostrecentshort-termstudyof150peopleshowedthatthosewithnormalbloodpressureexperiencednochangeatallwhenplacedonanextremelylow-saltdietorlaterwhensaltwasreintroduced.Ofthehypertensive(高血压的)patientshoweverhalfofthoseonthelow-saltdietdidexperienceadropinbloodpressurewhichreturnedtopreviouslevelwhensaltwasreintroduced.
“Anadequatetosomewhatexcessive(过度的)saltintakehasprobablysavedmanymorelivesthanithascostinthegeneralpopulation”saidDr.JohnHLaragh.“Soanopinionthatthewholepopulationshouldavoidsaltmakesnosense.”
Medicalexpertsagreethateveryoneshouldpracticereasonable“moderation”(节制)insaltconsumption.Fortheaveragepersonamoderateamountmightrunfromfourtotengramsadayorroughly1/2to1/3teaspoons.Onetotwogramsofsaltwouldcomefromthenaturalsodiuminfood.Therestwouldbeaddedinprocessingpreparationoratthetable.
“Naisnotyourenemy”saysComek’sDr.Laragh.“SaltistheNo.1naturalcomponentofallhumantissueandtheideathatyoudonotneeditiswrong.Unlessyourdoctorhasproventhatyouhaveasalt-relatedhealthproblemthereisnoreasontogiveitup.”
1.Whyissaltattackedbydoctorsandpoliticians?
A.It’sunnecessary.
B.Itdoesnogoodtohumanhealth..
C.Itishatedbymostpeople.
D.Itwillsurelyleadtoheartdiseaseandcirculatorydisorders.
2.FromDr.Dustan’sstudyinParagraph2wecaninferthat_____.
A.alow-saltdietmaybegoodtosomepatients
B.theamountofsaltintakehasnothingtodowithone’sbloodpressure
C.thereductionofs

