[457] IELTS Daily Reading - MANY HEALTH FOODS SALTIER THAN BIG MACS

[cello]

          IELTS Daily Reading

Article

 

The salads and healthy pastas we buy to eat well may not be as good for us as we think. Campaigners say a lot of supposedly healthy food should carry a health warning because of the high salt content. The British pressure group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) reported recently that many take-away salads and other foods aimed at the health conscious actually contain more salt than a Big Mac and fries. This means many British people are unknowingly overdosing on salt on a regular, if not daily, basis. This report comes hot on the heels of an earlier CASH finding that many pre-packaged sandwiches are up to seven times saltier than a bag of potato chips. The danger is that high salt consumption causes high blood pressure, strokes and heart attacks. CASH looked at 156 readymade salads and pasta dishes from Britain’s leading food retailers and fast-food outlets. The researchers discovered that compared with a Big Mac and small fries, which has 2.7 grams of salt, a noodle salad from a chain called EAT contained 4.4 grams per portion.

 

Questions

 

1. Some salads in shops are not as healthy as we are led to believe.

Is it True or False?

 

2. Britain’s government will put a health warning on all health food.

Is it True or False?

 

3. A report said Big Macs and fries are incredibly low in salt.

Is it True or False?

 

4. Pre-packaged sandwiches are seven times saltier than potato chips.

Is it True or False?

 

Key Expressions

 

“overdose on” :  This expression‎ means to take in too much of something to the point that it is unhealthy, especially medicine.

Ex. A girl in England, who overdosed on espresso coffee, developed a fever and was sent to the hospital.

 

“come hot on the heels of” :  This expression‎ means that something happens right after something else.

Ex. The news of Catherine’s death came hot on the heels of her brother being wounded in war.

Words & Expressions

 

supposedly 아마도, 추측건대                                 

carry ~을 갖다, 내포하다

content 함유량

take-away 사서 가지고 갈 수 있는 음식

aim at ~을 겨냥하다

conscious 의식하고 있는

contain ~을 함유하다

unknowingly 알아채지 못하고

on a regular basis 정기적으로

finding 조사결과

consumption 소비

high blood pressure 고혈압

stroke 뇌졸중

heart attack 심장마비

look at ~을 조사하다

readymade 이미 만들어져 있는

dish 요리

retailer 소매점

outlet 지점, 매장

compare A with B A를 B와 비교하다

portion (음식의)1인분

IELTS school 알츠스쿨 http://cafe.daum.net/vvvivvv

인쇄는 우측 하단의 [이 글을...] 을 클릭하시면 됩니다~

[짱구55]

감사합니다.

[흥분모드]

잘 읽었습니다.~

[퍼스]

감사~!!

[건t신부수업중t빵]

감사합니다~^^

[진지쌤]

오늘도 잘 공부하고 갑니다. 감사합니다.

[비오템]

좋은 공부글..감사합니다

[스마일 어겐]

ㄳㅋ

[mercyisfalling]

잘봤습니다^^