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How the food you eat affects your brain - Mia Nacamulli
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-food-you-eat-affects-your-brain-mia-nacamulli When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect
LISTENING COMPREHENSION EXERCISE
1) Our brain is made up of water, fats (or lipids), p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , a _ _ _ _ a _ _ _ _,
m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2) All these components have an impact on f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, m _ _ _ and e _ _ _ _ y
3) Name the types of fats that are particularly good for your brain:
a
b
4) Name 3 Omega rich foods
a
b
c
5) In which food can you find Antioxidants?
a
b
6) What do free radicals?
They _______________ brain cells
7) Name three important micronutrients for your brain
a
b
c
8) Name 4 minerals we need to keep our brain healthy
a
b
c
d
9) Where does our brain take energy from?
It takes it mostly from _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, like pasta
10) What food has a quick glucose release?
W _ _ _ _ b _ _ _ _
11) What foods have a slower glucose release?
a
b
c
12) What do these foods enable?
They enable _______________________