There has been no clear biologic explanation for the lower risk of diabetes seen with higher dairy consumption in prior studies.

在先前的研究中，对于乳制品的高消耗能降低患糖尿病风险这点并没有给予明确的生物学解释。

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But studies suggest that if you cut calorie consumption too drastically, your body counteracts the effect of dieting.

但研究结果显示，如果你的卡路里消耗量太过剧烈，你的身体会抵消掉节食的效果。

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The authors acknowledge that the influenceof these genes on caffeine intake is small, accounting for less than 1% of thevariation in coffee consumption in the reviewed studies.

研究者认为上述基因对咖啡因摄入的影响很小，与以往研究相比，产生的偏差小于1%。

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Studies show that global sugar consumption has risen dramatically from 11 million tons in 1900 to about 145 million tons today.

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The reliance on self-reporting weight, height, activity, and soda consumption in some studies rather than independent measuring and verification might confound their reliability, as might small sample sizes.

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Many studies have linked consumption of red and processed meat to cardiovascular disease and some cancers.

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The report justifies the tax with the same old mantra that obesity is increasing, soda consumption is increasing, government studies speculate that increasing the cost of sugary drinks would lead to a reduction in overweight, etc.

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