BBC News Review: Fast food: Bad for your brain?

The story :
Ultra-processed food affects people’s mental abilities.
That’s according to a new study in Australia which found older people were affected negatively by things like fast food and fizzy drinks.
Meanwhile, research in the UK found almost 75% of calories in school lunches come from ultra-processed food.
Health experts have called for there to be a limit on this type of food for schoolchildren.

Key words and phrases:

ultra-
- extremely
• She’s ultra-serious about becoming a famous singer.
• He’s ultra-sensitive. Any criticism will make him cry.

cap
- limit
• They put a cap on the number of people who can apply.
• There’s a cap on spending this year.

escape the cycle
- get away from a situation which keeps getting worse
• They escaped the cycle of poverty through education.
• It’s hard to escape the cycle of drug addiction.

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:23 - Story
1:17 - Headline 1: New Telegraph - Study Ties Ultraprocessed Foods To Poor Cognitive Function
3:20 - Headline 2: The Times - Junk food cap demanded for school lunches
4:40 - Headline 3: The House - Escaping the Junk Food cycle: is it possible?
6:15 - Language summary

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