危險的飲食上癮

More unusual addictions

更多不常見的上癮

Addictions are persistent, obsessive behaviors and sufferers will feel anxious if they can’t do them, regardless of any negative consequences. But while most people imagine addictions to be related to drugs or alcohol did you know there are other more unusual ones involving food and drink that can be equally as damaging?

上癮是持續的着迷行爲，不管會帶來多少負面影響，如果上癮者不做則會感到焦慮。然而儘管大多數人認爲上癮是與藥物或酒精相關，但你知道嗎，還有更多涉及飲食的不常見上癮也會帶來同樣的危害。

French fries

炸薯條

Thirty-something American woman Amber Scott has only eaten French fries since she was a child. She suffers from Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) that affects her ability to eat a balanced diet.

30多歲的美國女性安貝•斯科特打小時候起就開始吃炸薯條了。現在她患有抗激限制性食物攝入紊亂（ARFID），這一疾病影響了她飲食平衡的能力。

Harm rating: This mental illness can lead to serious nutritional deficiencies.

危害評級：這一精神疾病會導致嚴重的營養失調。

Bananas

香蕉

Diet guru Freelee the Banana Girl eats a largely raw diet that’s fruit and veg based; it’s not unusual for the Australian to eat between 30-50 bananas a day.

飲食專家“香蕉姑娘Freelee”會吃大量的果蔬天然食物；對這位澳大利亞姑娘來說每天吃30-50個香蕉都不是事兒。

Harm rating: Bananas are rich in potassium, which is essential to health but too much can put a strain on the kidneys.

危害評級：香蕉富含鉀元素，這對身體健康至關重要，但鉀元素過多則會導致腎臟壓力過大。

Milk

牛奶

A woman called Sandra, from Stockport in the UK, is addicted to milk. She’s drunk about 10 pints (nearly 6 liters) a day for decades and will do a midnight shop if she’s running low.

來自英國斯托克波特的女子桑德拉有牛奶上癮癖。數十年來，她每天喝10品脫左右（近6升）的牛奶，如果午夜時分發現家裏牛奶不夠了，她甚至會出去購買。

Harm rating: Too much of any one food can lead to a nutritional deficiency.

危害評級：任何食物食用過多都會造成營養失調。

Carrots

胡蘿蔔

It’s possible to develop a craving for carrots and numerous examples have been reported. Beta-carotene – an antioxidant that is converted in the body into vitamin A – is probably what people are drawn to.

熱愛胡蘿蔔是可能的，已報道過很多例子。β胡蘿蔔素是一種抗氧化劑，在人體內會轉化爲維他命A，可能這就是人們對胡蘿蔔上癮的原因吧。

Harm rating: Eating more than two pounds of carrots a day can turn the skin, nails and organs yellow, though this is reversible.

危害評級：每天吃兩磅以上的胡蘿蔔會使得皮膚、指甲和器官變成黃色，儘管這是可逆的。

Cheese

奶酪

Countless people claim cheese is their weakness and there is some truth in its habit-forming quality. Cheese contains casein, which releases casomorphins into the body – peptides that trigger the brain’s opioid receptors, which are responsible for addiction.

無以計數的人都宣稱奶酪是他們的致命點，這一習慣形成品質是有一定道理的。奶酪含有酪蛋白，會在人體內釋放酪啡肽，這種肽類會觸發大腦中負責成癮的阿片受體。

Harm rating: Cheese is high in saturated fat, which can raise cholesterol and contribute towards obesity.

危害評級：奶酪富含飽和脂肪，會提高膽固醇含量，導致肥胖。

Tofu

豆腐

A Chinese man called He Dong had more than 400 kidney stones removed as a result of consuming large amounts of tofu.

一位叫做何東的中國男性由於攝入了大量豆腐，體內移出的腎結石達400多個。

Harm rating: Tofu, especially gypsum tofu, is a soy product high in calcium, too much of which can cause kidney stones.

危害評級：豆腐，尤其是石膏豆腐，是一種豆製品，富含鈣元素，攝入過多會造成腎結石。