Healthy / Unhealthy - Vocabulary and discussion sheet.

Is It Good For You?

Check that you understand these words and phrases, If necessary, use a
dictionary for any that you are unsure about.

Digestion / Resistance to disease / High blood pressure / Healthy Teeth /
Nervous and irritable / Eyesight / Cancer / Live longer

Now try to insert one of them into each of these sentences.

Too much salt gives you ________________ .
Eating carrots is good for your _________________ .
A glass of red wine every day can help you to ________________ .
Eating a lot of fruit and vegetables gives you ___________________ .
If you drink a lot of milk you will have _________________ .
Eating late at night is bad for your ___________________ .
Drinking too much coffee makes people __________________ .
Food additives increase the risk of _________________ .

Discuss these sentences. Do you think they are true?

Make similar sentences about some of the following things.
Then discuss your ideas with other class members.

Low fat milk
Sugar-free soft drinks
Red meat
Locally caught seafood
High-fibre breakfast cereals
Chewing-gum

Body-building diet supplements
Low-fat spreads
A vegetarian diet
Organically grown vegetables
Genetically modified food
Full fat milk