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The excise tax levied per ounce would be easier to implement
征收特许权税更容易实施
than many other point-of-sale taxation efforts that have been proposed in the past
比起原来有人提议的销售点税收
and would have a measurable effect on consumption
并能对消费产生可测的效果
and the revenue generated from such a tax
而且税收获得的资金
could go to continue to support nutrition and obesity prevention programs in the state
也能继续支持州营养项目和肥胖预防项目
So how do we think about both sugar and salt together then?
之后是如何同时考虑糖和盐
Well, the salt in our foods and the sugar in our drinks
食品中的盐和饮品中的糖
are both major contributors to hypertension, diabetes and obesity
都是高血压，糖尿病，肥胖的主要贡献者
These are important risk factors for stroke and heart disease and as I mentioned at the beginning,
一开始我就讲过，这些是心脑血管疾病的主要风险因素
stroke and heart disease are the leading cause of death among women in the US
而心脑血管疾病又是美国女性死亡的主要原因
The public health efforts are necessary to change these dangerous trends Public health efforts
公共健康方面必须改变这种危险趋势
include things like public education, regulations as well as taxation
这包括公共教育、管制及税收
But individuals must also be aware of all of these potential hazards of both salt and sugar
个人方面，也需要注意到盐和糖的危险
and must consider the changes that they can make
尽量按建议进行摄取
And this is particularly important as we think about patterns that we set in our young adults and adolescents
尤为重要的是让青少年及年轻人养成良好习惯
Here's some more personal and hopefully helpful individual suggestions related to both sugar and salt
以下是我个人关于糖和盐的一些建议
So this is how I counsel my patients
我给我的患者就是这样建议的
and some suggestions that are more personal and individual and less related to policy
这更多是个人层面的建议，不怎么涉及到政策方面
So some suggestions related to salt. The first is to stay away from fast food
关于盐的建议，首先是远离快餐
Fast food is low nutrient content, high in salt, not much good to say there
快餐是低营养且高盐的食品，尽量不要吃
The second is to be aware of which foods are high in salt
然后是留意含盐高的食品
Remember that if you were just avoiding the chips
仅仅不吃薯条是不够的
you would still be eating a lot of salt in your turkey sandwich
火鸡三明治也有很多盐
you would be eating a lot of salt in the basket of bread
面包中也有很多盐
you have on your dinner table. It's full of salt
还有一些食品也有很多盐
So think about that as you're eating those as well
这些也需要考虑进来
