WORKSHOP

READING
ENGLISH II

NAME: ANDRÉS FELIPE QUIROGA ESCAMILLA GROUP: 3 DATE: 28TH July

2020

1 The Scottish Health Authority (SHA) is planning a public health campaign

about food and the mind. Read their report on this subject below and answer
these questions.

1 Why does the SHA think this campaign is necessary?

They think that the most important thing to do is make people more aware, trying to
find better ways that people could start to feed healthy.
2 Complete the summary below of the article with the words in the box.
concentration healthy illnesses mental research

Recent 1) RESEARCH has shown that a 2) HEALTHY diet is good for your 3)
MENTAL health, from minor issues such as 4) CONCENTRATION levels to
serious 5) ILLNESSES (e.g. depression).
2 Read the report again. How many of each thing (1-3) does the article
mention?
1 types of food 5
2 mental health problems 3
3 research studies 4
3 What do these words refer to in the report?
1 this food (line 9) Food that works properly the brain and heart
2 a serious mental health problem for the elderly lines 21-22) The Alzheimer´s
3 that (is probably not…) (line 27) The reason for their illness.
4 the two (line 37) The link between healthy food and the mind
FEED YOUR MIND

INTRODUCTION
We have known about the link between what we eat and our
physical health for a long time. Recently, we have learned
more about the link between our diet and our mind.

5 RESEARCH REVIEW
The Mental Health Foundation produced a report called
Feeding Minds. The reporter states that the brain is a physical
part of our body that needs the correct food to work properly,
just like the heart. This food should contain carbohydrates,
10 vitamins and fish oil.

There is also research that shows how a good diet can

improve the behavior of children and their concentration
(Tomlinson et al., 2009). Daniel Brown, the head teacher of
Barnet School, says that after his schools stopped selling junk
food, there was 15 an increase in the students´ concentration
levels.
With regard to serious mental illnesses, Jacka (2010) and
Sanchez-Villegas (2009) say that eating fruit, vegetables and
fish helps to prevent depression, but eating a lot of sugar
20 makes depression more likely. Some research also reveals

that a healthy diet can prevent Alzheimer´s (a serious mental

health problem for the elderly) (McCulloch and Ryrie, 2006).

However, many medical professionals feel that the research

by Jacka and Sanchez-Villegas is early research, and that we
25 need to test their claims. Dr John Powell, a psychologist,

thinks that although man y of his patients with depression

have a poor diet, that is probably not the reason for their
illness.

NUTRITION DETAILS

29 The research recommends that we eat particular food for

particular mental health issues. To improve your memory, eat
salmon and nuts. To improve your concentration, eat
vegetables. If you have problems sleeping, eat nuts. If
33 depression is a problem, eat brown rice.

CONCLUSION

Overall, it seems clear that we need to eat healthy food for our
36 mind. Although we do not fully understand the link between

the two, we suggest that we choose this as an important topic

for publicity.