Personalised diets - 6 Minute English
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Many diets claim to improve
Many diets claim to improve health or help you lose weight, recent research shows that what counts is not what you eat but how your body reacts. Neil and Sam discuss how microbes matter when it comes to food, and teach some related vocabulary.
This week's question
How long exactly is the average adult’s gut?
a) 3.5 metres
b) 5.5 metres
c) 7.5 metres
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
gut (informal)
intestines; long tube inside the body which starts below the stomach and helps digest food
microbes
tiny, microscopic organisms living inside the human body
calorie
unit measuring the amount of energy that food provides
flimsy
weak and difficult to believe; not convincing
skinny
very thin
stick out of the crowd
be very easy to notice, in a positive sense
To download the audio and a transcript, go to our webpage at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...
[Cover: Getty Images]
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This week's question
How long exactly is the average adult’s gut?
a) 3.5 metres
b) 5.5 metres
c) 7.5 metres
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
gut (informal)
intestines; long tube inside the body which starts below the stomach and helps digest food
microbes
tiny, microscopic organisms living inside the human body
calorie
unit measuring the amount of energy that food provides
flimsy
weak and difficult to believe; not convincing
skinny
very thin
stick out of the crowd
be very easy to notice, in a positive sense
To download the audio and a transcript, go to our webpage at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...
[Cover: Getty Images]
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