We’re serious. Cooking a fresh, whole food diet is the only way to avoid the questionable ingredients found in processed foods. Nobody wants to think what he or she is eating is poisonous.
我们是严肃的！烹饪新鲜完整的食物，是避免在食物加工过程中发现可疑成份的唯一方式，没有人会去思考他/她吃了什么食物是有毒的。
However, it may surprise you to learn certain common ingredients are toxic — and still widely used! These ingredients are almost universally used in foods that arrive in a bag, box, or can — a whopping70 per cent of the American diet.
然而，也许你会惊讶于去了解一定的常见成份是有毒的-而且这些成份依然在大规模使用，这些成份几乎普遍使用在袋装、盒装或者灌装产品中，占到美国日常饮食的比例高达70%。
Here are five common toxins to avoid and why:
以下是应该避免的5种常见有毒物质以及原因：
Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is found in diet sodas and other low-calorie foods. Studies have linked aspartame to all manner of horrible diseases, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia, as well as, most recently, fast-paced kidney decline.
阿斯贝甜是一种人造甜味剂，在苏打点心与低卡路里食品有被发现使用。研究已经将阿斯贝甜与所有可怕的疾病联系在一起，包括非霍奇金淋巴瘤与白血病，最近也发现其与肾脏衰竭有关。
Blue, yellow, red, and green food dyes have all been implicated in serious illnesses. The artificial colors yellow 6, red 3, green 3, and blues 1 and 2 have been linked to bladder, brain, kidney, adrenal, and thyroid cancers, as well as hyperactivity and behavioral problems in some children. Some of the dyes still widely used in the United States are already banned in the Europe.
蓝色、黄色、红色以及绿色食用色素均被牵涉到严重的疾病之中。人造色素日落黄、赤藓红、坚牢绿、亮蓝和靛蓝，与膀胱癌、脑癌、肾癌、肾上腺癌与甲状腺癌症有关联，这些色素也和出现在儿童身上的多动症及行为问题有关。其中，一些已在欧洲被禁用的色素，在美国依然被广泛地使用。
It sounds harmless, but high-fructose corn syrup has a lot to answer for. This universally used sweetener is even being blamed as a major contributor to the American obesity epidemic.
听起来玉米糖浆是无害的，而具有高果糖的玉米糖浆对此也有很多种回答。玉米糖浆被普遍用于甜味剂，甚至被指责是导致美国肥胖症流行的一个主要因素。
Not only that, HFCS has been linked to diabetes and liver disease. Doctors liken its effect on the brain to cocaine’s.
不仅如此，果脯糖浆还与糖尿病及肝病有关，医生将其对大脑的影响比喻成可卡因。
Avoid it at all costs.
记住，你需要不惜一切代价避免使用玉米糖浆！
Monosodium glutamate is a flavor enhancer added to countless processed foods. Composed primarily of free glutamic acid and sodium, this additive apparently messes with our brain chemistry.
味精是一种增强风味的物质，被添加到数不清的被加工食品中。其主要由游离谷氨酸以及食盐所构成，这一添加剂表面上看，是扰乱我们的脑部化学物质。
Some have linked it to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. While a debate rages on exactly how harmful MSG maybe, many believe it is simply safer to stay away and flavor your food yourself.
有人已将其与老年痴呆以及帕金森疾病联系在一起，对于味精怎么样有害的辩论十分激烈，但许不少人认为最简单、安全的方式就是远离味精和风味食物。
Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Benzoate are widely used as food preservatives. These ingredients form benzene — a known carcinogen that is also linked with thyroid damage — when combined with Vitamin C. Dangerous levels can build up when plastic soda bottles are exposed to heat and light.
安息香酸钠与苯甲酸钠被广泛用作防腐剂，这些成份形成了苯-一种被公众所熟知的致癌物，而当其与维生素C组合在一起时，也被与甲状腺损坏有联系，而当塑料苏打饼被暴露于热与光下，危险程度可能会升级。
The solution should be obvious.
答案应该很明显！
Avoid packaged foods and make fresh meals for yourself and your family. Cooking your own meals allows you to be in control of fat, portion controls, carbohydrates, flavors, and other aspects of nutrition health. It’s a little more trouble, but this strategy really could save your life or the lives of your loved ones.
避免使用包装好的食品，为你和家人自己制作新鲜的膳食吧。自己制作膳食能够让你自己掌控脂肪、控制份量、碳水化合物、风味以及其他涉及到营养健康相关的因素。这样做可能会麻烦一点，但是这一策略却能真正拯救你和你爱的人的生命！
