Ultra-processed food linked to cancer risk

 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VepOC01LowE

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 an 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, flavour enhancers, colourings, sugar and fats. The research was conducted on over 200,000 people in the USA over a 28-year period. Researcher Dr Fang Fang Zhang said men who ate a lot of ultra-processed food had a 29 per cent 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 gave advice 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 for the prevention of obesity and cardiovascular diseases."


1. VEGETARIAN: Students A strongly believe we should all become vegetarians; Students B strongly believe otherwise.Discuss?
2. ADDITIVES: What do you know about these food additives? How necessary are they? What could we substitute them with? Complete this table.

 

What I Know

How Necessary

Substitute

Preservatives

 

 

 

Colouring

 

 

 

Flavour enhancers

 

 

 

Artificial sweeteners

 

 

 

Trans fats

 

 

 


 

 

 

3.Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1.shed light ona.Eating or drinking.
      2.revealedb.Helped to explain something by providing further information about it.
      3.consumingc.Any of the foods or substances that are combined to make a particular dish.
      4.ingredientsd.Completely; totally.
      5.entirelye.Made previously unknown or secret information known to others.
      6.preservativesf.A disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body.
      7.cancerg.Things put in food to make it last longer and keep it fresher.

    Paragraph 2

      8.proportionh.Supply or make up a specified amount.
      9.account fori.The action of stopping something from happening.
      10.nutritiousj.A part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole.
      11.substitutingk.Is beneficial to your body as food or drink.
      12.preventionl.The condition of being unhealthily overweight.
      13.obesitym.Replacing one thing with another.
      14.cardiovascularn.Relating to the heart and blood vessels.

 

4. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. shed
  2. consuming
  3. risk
  4. entirely
  5. period
  6. proportion
  7. account for
  8. nutritious
  9. consider
  10. substituting
  1. replacing
  2. totally
  3. make up
  4. eating
  5. wholesome
  6. time
  7. think about
  8. cast
  9. part
  10. possibility

5.Role play

Role  A – Sausages
You think sausages are the worst processed food. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their food isn't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the most nutritious of these (and why): frozen pizzas, ice cream or cookies.

Role  B – Frozen Pizza
You think frozen pizzas is the worst processed food. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their food isn't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the most nutritious of these (and why): sausages, ice cream or cookies.

Role  C – Ice Cream
You think ice cream is the worst processed food. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their food isn't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the most nutritious of these (and why): frozen pizzas, sausages or cookies.

Role  D – Cookies
You think cookies are the worst processed food. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their food isn't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the most nutritious of these (and why): frozen pizzas, ice cream or sausages.

  • OR
  • Sweetened yoghurt
  • Sodas
  • Margarine
  • Breakfast cereals

6.Discussion - Ultra-processed Food

  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?
  6. Could you give up eating and drinking things like cakes and soda?
  7. What could you do to eat more healthily?
  8. Do you ever worry that the food you eat isn't good for you?
  1. Why do we eat so much processed food?
  2. What's the difference between processed and ultra-processed food?
  3. What are the dangers of eating too much processed food?
  4. How healthy is the food you have eaten recently?
  5. How can you look after your body better?
  6. How can we reduce obesity levels in society?
  7. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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