For example, the bar to the far left, the grains, shows that 24% of Americans are eating the recommended amount of grains.

比如,最左边一项,谷物摄入,这里显示24%的美国人谷物摄入达标

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Then you look at-- to the right of the line with meat, for example, only 30% percent of people are eating the recommended amount of meat, the rest are eating too much.

然后你看到,比如,右边肉类一项,只有30%的人肉类摄入达标,剩下的全都吃得过量

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For example, nowhere in the world would people consider eating a rock, because a rock is non-food across all cultures; but aside from that, there's great variability and so social construction part of this is very important.

举例来说,世界上没有哪里的人会想吃石头,因为不管在哪种文化中,石头都不能当做食物,但是除此之外,各地的食物丰富而多样,所以社会意识是非常重要的一部分

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So could you use taxes and subsidies, for example, to raise the price of foods that you think people should be eating less of, and lower the price of things you would like people eating more of?

你能通过税收和补助金的方式来解决吗,例如,抬高那些你觉得大家应该少吃,的食品的价格,降低那些你认为我们,应该多吃的食物的价格

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