Name: 比起糖更健康的「甜味劑」！一起來看看是什麼吧！ (The 'healthier' sweetener that could replace sugar | BBC Global)
Uploaded: 2025-04-21T21:01:30.000Z
Duration: 2 min 24 s

許多日常食物中都含有豐富的這種物質。

It's often found in bread, cereals, soft drinks, and of course, sweet treats.

它通常存在於麵包、穀物、飲料中，當然還有甜食。

Refined sugar is the most popular form of sweetener and is made from sugar cane or sugar beet and is then processed.

精緻糖是最常見的甜味劑，由甘蔗或甜菜經加工製成。

Too much of it is terrible for our health.

吃得太多對我們的健康有害無益。

In our ancient past, our early human ancestors didn't have access to much sugar.

在我們的遠古時代，我們的早期人類祖先並不能吃到太多的糖。

Eating it only when fruit was readily available.

But now we can find sugary snacks at a moment's notice, and our taste buds have come to expect this.

但現在，我們隨時都能找到含糖零食，我們的味蕾也開始期待這樣的生活。

A high sugar diet is linked to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and even gut health issues.

高糖飲食與肥胖、糖尿病、心臟病甚至腸道健康問題有關。

One 15-year study found that people who consume 25% or more of their daily calories from sugar were more than twice as likely to die from heart disease than those who consumed less than 10%.

一項長達 15 年的研究發現，每天攝入 25% 或更多卡路里糖分的人死於心臟病的機率是攝入少於 10% 的人的兩倍多。

So what's the alternative, and is it any better?

One recent study suggests that swapping refined sugar for maple syrup could mitigate some of the known risks from sugar and even provide us with benefits to our health.

最近的一項研究表明，用楓糖漿代替精製糖可以減輕糖的一些已知風險，甚至對我們的健康有益。

Researchers found that eating two tablespoons of maple syrup instead of refined sugar in the form of sucrose syrup improved several health outcomes, including lower blood pressure and reduced abdominal fat.

研究人員發現，用兩湯匙楓糖漿代替蔗糖糖漿形式的精製糖，可改善多種健康狀況，包括降低血壓和減少腹部脂肪。

These improvements were found in just eight weeks.

Maple syrup contains dozens of natural compounds like polyphenols, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

楓糖漿含有幾十種天然化合物，如多酚，具有抗氧化和消炎的作用。

It's also not processed, unlike refined sugar, which lacks nutritional value.

它也沒有經過加工，不像精製糖缺乏營養價值。

Other sweet alternatives are also worth considering, such as honey, coconut sugar, and date sugar.

其他甜味替代品也值得考慮，如蜂蜜、椰子糖和椰棗糖。

Of course, while maple syrup may be a good alternative to refined sugar, it's still high in calories, meaning that in excess, it can lead to weight gain and other health concerns.

當然，雖然楓糖漿可能是精緻糖的良好替代品，但它的熱量仍然很高，這意味著過量食用會導致體重增加和其他健康問題。

So like with many things in our diet, sweet treats are fine in moderation and as part of a healthy, balanced diet.

所以，就像我們飲食中的許多東西一樣，甜食也要適量，而且要作為健康、均衡飲食的一部分。