This text deals with ... 1) a healthy diet.
2) an unusual band.
3) the most important food.
4) thinking about animals.
5) the question of danger.
6) some meal traditions.
Five facts about food
A) If you eat more than you need, the extra calories turn into fat; if you eat less
than you need, the body burns fat to get energy and you lose weight. One way of
loosing weight is by dieting - eating less. Another way is to go on eating as
usual, but then you must take more exercise. But start doing it gradually. Don't
try to lose a lot of weight fast. It doesn't usually work and it can be dangerous.
B) In some countries bread is an important part of everyday food. When people
sit down for a meal, there is always bread on the table. In countries where
people eat a lot of bread, the word "bread" is used to talk about some other
important things. In English-speaking countries it often means "money". In
Russia people talk about their jobs as their bread and butter, and the person
in the family who brings home the money is called the "breadwinner”.
C) Nowadays Eskimos eat and love fast food and pizzas and hamburgers. But