Growing up, my family worked the land and ate fresh food we grew and gathered.

在我的成長過程中，我的家人在土地上勞作，吃著我們種植和採集的新鮮食物。

We were strong and healthy.

我們強壯而健康。

We came on hard times, though, and left our village to find work and a better life in the city.

不過，我們的日子並不好過，為了在城市裡找到工作和更好的生活，我們離開了村莊。

In some ways, life became easier.

在某些方面，生活變得更輕鬆了。

Instead of the hard work of farming, my father drove a taxi and my mother had a factory job.

父親沒有從事艱苦的農活，而是開計程車，母親在工廠打工。

We sat a lot more.

我們坐得更多了。

Our food also changed.

我們的食物也發生了變化。

We bought sweets, sugary drinks and fast food.

我們買了糖果、含糖飲料和快餐。

It tasted so good and was fast and easy.

味道非常好，而且簡單快捷。

Our family began to look like our city relatives.

我們家開始變得像城裡的親戚。

My father got a big belly.

我父親挺著個大肚子。

He was proud of it.

他為此感到自豪。

He said it was a sign we had enough money to eat well.

他說，這說明我們有足夠的錢吃得好。

One day, I saw a notice for diabetes testing.

有一天，我看到一則糖尿病檢測通知。

The man on the poster looked a lot like my father.

海報上的男人很像我的父親。

I was surprised my father had signs of diabetes.

我很驚訝父親竟然有糖尿病的症狀。

He was thirsty a lot, peeing often, had blurred vision, and he sure was tired.

他經常口渴，尿頻，視力模糊，而且確實很累。

My father didn't think he had a problem, but since his brother had lost his leg to diabetes, he agreed to get tested.

我父親不認為自己有什麼問題，但由於他的哥哥因糖尿病失去了一條腿，他同意接受檢查。

Sadly, my father's blood had a lot of sugar in it.

遺憾的是，我父親的血液中含有大量糖分。

The nurse said he had diabetes.

護士說他有糖尿病。

It turned out that my father's big belly was a sign of his poor health.

原來，父親的大肚子是他身體不好的徵兆。

The nurse explained that eating too much, especially sweets and starchy foods, makes unhealthy fat inside the belly.

護士解釋說，吃得太多，尤其是甜食和澱粉類食物，會在腹部形成不健康的脂肪。

It's different from the soft fat we can pinch.

它不同於我們能捏出的軟脂肪。

Fat inside the belly leads to diseases like diabetes.

腹部脂肪會導致糖尿病等疾病。

She explained that when we eat, sweet things turn into sugar, but other foods do too, especially starchy foods like rice, potatoes, and bread.

她解釋說，當我們進食時，甜食會變成糖，但其他食物也會，尤其是米飯、洋芋和麵包等澱粉類食物。

A lot of sugar is hidden in processed food.

很多糖都隱藏在加工食品中。

Diabetes makes sugar build up in the blood and damages the blood vessels and nerves.

糖尿病會使糖分在血液中積聚，損害血管和神經。

People are more likely to have heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease, and blindness.

人們更容易患心臟病、中風、腎病和失明。

They may also get dementia, becoming forgetful and confused.

他們還可能患上痴呆症，變得健忘和糊塗。

Injured nerves make feet numb, so people don't feel injuries which can get infected and lead to amputation.

受傷的神經會讓雙腳麻木，是以人們感覺不到受傷，而受傷的神經會受到感染，導致截肢。

Nerve damage can even make the penis weak.

神經損傷甚至會導致陰莖疲軟。

It was a terrible disease, but the good news was that my father could control diabetes and not get those problems.

這是一種可怕的疾病，但好在我父親可以控制糖尿病，不會出現這些問題。

The nurse explained that our new way of life was the reason for my father's problems.

護士解釋說，我們的新生活方式是我父親出現問題的原因。

To get healthy, he had to eat better, eat less, and be more active.

為了健康，他必須吃得更好、吃得更少、更活躍。

Now my father had diabetes.

我的父親患有糖尿病。

My uncle did too.

我叔叔也是。

I realized my whole family was at risk.

我意識到我的整個家庭都處於危險之中。

I went to see my grandma.

我去看奶奶了

When she grew up, there was no junk food and no one had diabetes.

在她成長的過程中，沒有垃圾食品，也沒有人得糖尿病。

We made a plan together.

我們一起制定了一個計劃。

First, we stopped buying sweets and fast foods.

首先，我們不再購買甜食和快餐。

Instead, we shopped at markets for fresh food, vegetables, whole grains, and foods high in protein like beans, eggs, and fish.

相反，我們在市場上購買新鮮食品、蔬菜、全穀物以及豆類、雞蛋和魚等高蛋白食品。

Then, we cooked the traditional food that's kept us well for generations.

然後，我們烹飪了世代相傳的傳統美食。

My grandma said home cooking is the only sure way to guarantee we're eating healthy food.

我奶奶說，只有在家裡做飯才能保證我們吃到健康的食物。

We also ate less, with healthier portions, and not much rice.

我們還吃得更少，份量更健康，米飯也吃得不多。

And last, we started walking every morning.

最後，我們開始每天早上散步。

Over that year, my father lost his belly, his blood sugar got better, and his energy came back.

在那一年裡，我父親的肚子減小了，血糖好了，精力也恢復了。

We all became healthier, and we really didn't miss the sugar.

我們都變得更健康了，我們真的不想念糖了。

Remember, eat real food, cook it yourself, and be active.

記住，要吃真正的食物，自己做飯，多運動。

Your family can be healthy too.

您的家人也可以很健康。