1、(人教新版)五年级英语下册课外拓展Unit 6 Whats wrong with you?Healthy Foods一、阅读现代人迅速改变饮食观念，在讲究营养科学的同时，也越来越注重健康饮食。什么样的食品能增进人的身心健康呢？读完这篇短文你就会明白。Experts say the foods people eat greatly are very helpful to their health. They say that some foods are quite good for preventing disease.Recent research has suggested that a
2、nutrient（营养成分）called lutein（叶黄素）may improve health in more ways than has been thought. Lutein is found in green vegetables. It is also found in other fruits and vegetables such as oranges and potatoes. And it is found in the yellow part of eggs.A study in a magazine says that eating more foods with
3、lutein may improve sight of people with eye problems. It may reduce the chance of heart attacks and strokes（中风）. Other studies have suggested that lutein may protect against cancers. Lutein in dark green vegetables can protect the skin against damage from the sun. Experts say people should eat foods
4、 that contain lutein every day.Studies show that drinking green tea may help prevent cancer of the liver and stomach（肝和胃）. Experts say the skins of red grapes contain substances（物质）that increase the good kind of cholesterol（胆固醇）in the blood. To get this protection, you can drink red wine but not mor
5、e than a few glasses a week. Drinking too much can be dangerous.Eating too much chocolate can increase weight. But recent studies have shown that substances in chocolate can help prevent heart attacks and cancer. They have also shown that chocolate is not as bad for the teeth as has been thought. Ex
6、perts say the best chocolate to eat is the dark kind because it contains the most healthful substances.二、判断True or False:1. Only green vegetables contain a nutrient called lutein.2. You should eat more foods with lutein if you are near-sighted.3. It is helpful for someone to drink a few glasses of red wine every day.4. People have bad teeth not because they eat too much chocolate.Keys: FTFT
