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Ultra-Processed Food

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Further light has been shed on the possible dangers of eating ultra-processed food. A new study has revealed that consuming food such as sausages, frozen pizza, ready-to-eat meals, sodas, and cakes can increase the risk of cancer, heart disease, or earlier death. Ultra-processed food includes products made in factories from ingredients that are largely or entirely made in a laboratory. They are added with things like preservatives, flavor enhancers, colorings, sugar, and fats. The research was conducted on over 200,000 people in the USA over 28 years. Researcher Dr. Fang Fang Zhang said men who ate a lot of ultra-processed food had a 29 percent higher risk of developing bowel cancer.

Ultra-processed foods make up a growing proportion of the food we eat. The WHO says they account for around two-thirds of calories in the diets of American children and teenagers. Dr. Zhang said children who ate ultra-processed food gained weight more quickly than those who ate a more nutritious and well-balanced diet. She said: "Americans consume a large percentage of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods." She advised on how people can look after their bodies better through their diets. She said: "We should consider substituting ultra-processed foods with unprocessed or minimally processed foods in our diet for cancer prevention and the prevention of obesity and cardiovascular diseases."

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Ultra-processed /ˈʌltrə ˈprɑsɛst/ noun מעובד במיוחד

    foods that go through multiple processes

    Children who ate ultra-processed food gained weight more quickly.

  • Preservatives /prəˈzɜrvətɪvz/ noun חומרים משמרים

    a chemical that is added to food to keep it fresh longer

    This food does not contain any artificial preservatives.

  • Enhancers /ɛnˈhænsərz/ verb משפרים

    to increase or improve (something)

    They use flavor enhancers to make the food tastier.

  • Proportion /prəˈpɔrʃən/ noun פּרוֹפּוֹרצִיָה

    an amount that is a part of a whole

    Some of the money goes to cover expenses, but a large proportion is donated to charity.

  • Obesity /oʊˈbisəti/ noun הַשׁמָנָה

    very fat: fat in a way that is unhealthy

    There is a problem with obesity in children.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. What do you think of processed food?
  2. What kind of unhealthy food do you eat?
  3. What do you think of ready-to-eat meals?
  4. Do you worry about additives in food?
  5. Should we all eat food that is made only from fresh ingredients?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. Where are most of the ingredients in ultra-processed food from?

  2. How many people were part of the research?

  3. How many of the calories of U.S. teens are from ultra-processed food?

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