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1. What is a well-balanced diet?
2. When do people establish their food tastes and preferences?
3. What sorts of snacks are considered to be more health-giving?
4. What sort of diet is less likely to cause heart problems?
5. Which vitamins can be used to prevent heart disease?
6. What is angina according to the text?
7. Which people mentioned have an unhealthy diet?
DO YOU EAT THE RIGHT FOOD
What do we mean by a well balanced diet? This is a diet that
contains daily servings from each of the basic food groups: meat,
vegetable and fruit, milk, bread, and cereals. There is no doubt that food
tastes and preferences are established early in the life. No one is born a
"sugar freak” or a salt craver. An incredible statistics is that between 30
and 50 % of all calories eaten each day are consumed in the form of
between-meal snacks. Unfortunately, the usual between-meal food is low
in nutritive value and too high in calories and refined sugar. Some
excellent snacks that should always be available are plain yogurt, carrots,
pieces of apple, cheese and natural fruit juice. Eating yogurt as a snack
food is far healthier and more nutritionally sound than eating so-called
“junk” foods, which are less nutritious and too high in sugar and calories.
People who diet know that if they stick to low-fat, high-fibre intake
they will be able to eat well without putting on weight. Instead of going
on crash diets they are learning to educate their stomachs by eating
sensible food. They can still enjoy chocolates and cream cakes once a
week or so, but they know they have to cut down their intake slightly the
next day.
Research is indicating that we are what we eat. Recent work shows
that Italians who tend to eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables which
contain vitamins C and E, have low level of heart attacks. The Scots
however tend to have a diet that is high in animal fat and low in fibre.
Heart disease is a widespread problem in Scotland.
Now evidence shows that it is especially vitamins C and E which
control the probability of attacks of angina – the severe chest pains which
are usually a warning of a heart disease. The answer seems to be to cut
down on meat, cheese, lard and butter and tuck into fruit, vegetables,
olive oil, and other vitamin C and E rich foods.

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