Read the text below and say a) how vitamins can be bad for us and b) what we must do if we take supplements

Read the text again and say whether these statements are true or false.

Read the text and give your answer to the question.

C) Match the words in bold with a synonym below.

1) manages 2) start 3) work 4) stopped eating 5) gain

d) Look at the text again. What will happen if / when …

1) you skip breakfast? 2) you exercise regularly? 3) you drink a lot of caffeine?

Meat: to eat or not to eat?

However, there is no easy answer to the question. Some people say, meat is bad for us; others claim meat is essential for our health. So where does the truth lie?

Experts say red meat, such as veal, can be harmful: if you eat a lot of it, you may develop heart problems. White meat, such as pork or chicken, is not as bad, according to the experts. Furthermore, it is argued by anti-meat-eating group that if more people switched to a vegetarian diet, there would be less starvation in the world.

In the case of children, doctors agree that they need a balanced diet to help them grow. Meat provides a range of proteins and vitamins that are essential for a healthy body. Finally, although I personally don’t eat meat, very often, many people think it is the most enjoyable and satisfying type of food there is.

Perhaps a reasonable compromise would be to say, “Yes, eat meat but don’t overdo it!”

1. People must not eat red meat.

2. You may have problems with your heart if you eat a lot of veal.

3. White meat can cause lung diseases.

4. There will be fewer starving people if more people become vegetarians.

5. Children must have a balanced diet.

6. There are practically no vitamins in meat.

7. Many people think that meat is very delicious.

8. Both children and adults must have meat dishes every day.

Vitamins are good for our health, aren’t they? Perhaps not. New research suggests that high doses of certain vitamins may be more harm than good and could even kill you.

A variety of recent studies suggest that these vitamins, when taken in very high doses, may actually increase the risks of cancer and a range of debilitating diseases. Scientists are unsure as to why vitamins, so essential to health, can be toxic in high doses. The most likely explanation is that the body is only equipped to deal with the levels found naturally in the environment. If the intake is too far above the normal range, then there may appear an imbalance in the body’s internal chemistry.

What this means is that the commercially sold vitamins and those provided by nature are not always compatible. The commercial forms may interfere with the body’s internal chemistry by “crowding out” the more natural and beneficial forms of the nutrients. The vitamins obtained from food are also allied with a lot of other substances which may lower their activity in the body.

The latest advice is to eat a balanced diet to ensure you get all the nutrients you need, and if you must take supplements make sure you take the lowest recommended dose and follow the instructions on the bottle.

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