Gli instant noodles sono il peggior junk food?

Instant noodles are the worst junk food?

Gli instant noodles, cioè i convenienti spaghetti pronti da scaldare con acqua calda, negli ultimi anni stanno conquistando il mondo.

in particolare, il Covid e la crisi economica hanno fatto aumentare molto il loro consumo, soprattutto nei paesi meno sviluppati.

secondo un’inchiesta del Guardian, però, il consumo di noodles istantanei è pericoloso per la salute.

Secondo i medici, infatti, sono un junk-food, perché contengono troppo sale, e possono portare a molte malattie del cuore.

Keywords

conveniente: convenient – 方便的

scaldare: to warm – 加热

aumentare: to increase – 增加

istantaneo/a: instant – 瞬间的

contenere: to contain – 包含

portare a: to lead to – 导致 

la malattia: disease – 疾病

Grammar

Stare + gerundio = present continuous

“stanno conquistando il mondo”
(they’re conquering the world)

In Italian, the present continuous is expressed using the combination of the verb “stare” (to stay) and the gerund form of the main verb. 

  • Sto mangiando la cena (I am eating dinner)
  • Che stai leggendo? (What are you reading?)
  • Sta studiando per l’esame (She is studying for the exam)
  • Stiamo ascoltando la musica (We are listening to music)
  • Che state facendo? (What are you doing?)
  • Stanno chiacchierando (They are having a chat)

Translation

The instant noodles, the convenient noodles ready to be heated with hot water, have been conquering the world in recent years.

In particular, the Covid and the economic crisis have greatly increased their consumption, especially in less developed countries.

However, according to an investigation by The Guardian, the consumption of instant noodles is dangerous to health.

According to doctors, in fact, they are a type of junk food because they contain too much salt and can lead to many heart diseases.

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