БЫТОВЫЕ ДИАЛОГИ
англо-русский разговорник

EVERYDAY DIALOGUES
English-Russian conversation guide

          DISCUSSING                                ОБСУЖДАЕМ    
       NUTRITION PROBLEMS                       ПРОБЛЕМЫ  ПИТАНИЯ
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Simon:I've been living in this co-
untry for more than  seven  years,
but I don't yet understand why the-
re is so much talk about nutrition
as a growing sciense.

Tom(his American friend):Americans
want to be healthy. But most of us
have no understanding of nutrition
problems.

Simon:Whenever I see my family doc-
tor, he advises me  to  stick to a
low cholesterol diet.


Tom:And do you follow his advice?

Simon:It's hard to stick to a diet
with my busy schedule.

Tom: For your health, it is very
important to get a balanced diet.

Simon:What is a balanced diet?

Tom:Adults can get a balanced diet
by including foods  from the  four
main food groups. These  are: the
milk group (milk,cheese,yogurt,and
other dairy foods); the meet group
(meat,poultry,fish,eggs, and meat
alternates such as beans, lentils,
and nuts); the bread group (bread,
cereals,noodles etc.); and the ve-
getable and fruit group.

Simon:Can people who don't eat me-
ator fish stay healthy?

Tom: Absolutely. By  eating enough
dairy  foods and  meat alternates,
people can get essential proteins.



Simon: What about the nutritional
value of canned vegetables that we
buy at the supermarket?

Tom:The nutritional difference de-
pends more on how vegetables  are
prepared than on whether they are
bought fresh or canned.


Simon: I wonder how knowledgeable
you are.You could become a profes-
sional dietitian.

Tom:It's just my hobby to read abo-
ut food and health.

Simon:I was told to avoid such foods
as bread or potatoes.  What's your
view?


Tom: By avoiding bread and potatoes
you cut out several B vitamins, vi-
tamin C and other nutrients.


Simon: Are extra vitamin  dosages
useful?

Tom:You shouldn't take more vitamins
than the body needs.

Simon:Thank you for  your  valuable
information.