Grade 10 English (New Course) Unit 3 Health and Wellness Reading II- A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life
Reading II
Look at the
picture and guess.
a.
What do you think this picture is about?
b.
What is the woman doing?
A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life
Ladies
and gentlemen,
I'm
delighted to have the honour of opening this
international conference on the Joint
Programming Initiative "A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life".
It's
a topic that's never out of the media, with endless variations on whether
carbs, fat, sugar or protein are good or bad, or reports on the latest wonderfood that will stop cancer in its tracks or
help us live longer.
We
are now relying on science and innovation to
help us tackle the new public health challenge that is diet and
lifestyle-related dis- eases such as overweight and obesity - sometimes
described as the greatest public health challenge of our times.
It's
a challenge that all member states are facing to different degrees, so it makes
perfect sense both scientifically and economically - to pool our knowledge
together.
That's
why this Joint Programming Initiative is so important.
When
Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life was launched, the Council of the European Union
noted that in the last three decades the levels of overweight and obesity in
the EU have risen dramatically, particularly
among children, and that the trend of poor
diet and low physical activity is getting even worse.
Many
chronic conditions such as cancer, neurological and mental disorders, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and type 2
diabetes can be prevented or modified through better lifestyles and healthier
diets.
Different
projects are delivering insights such as how diabetes and obesity can be
prevented, how they progress, how early diagnosis can
improve quality of life, and how to select the best treatments.
But
despite the improvements, much more needs to be done, particularly because of
the trans-generational effects of obesity
and diabetes.
Horizon
2020, Europe's 80-billion-euro research and innovation programme, is designed
to tackle society's biggest challenges.
The
two things that are most relevant to 'A Healthy Diet for A Healthy Life' are
food safety and the bioeconomy, and health, demographic change
and wellbeing.
For
the next seven years (2014-2020), these challenges will fund the very best
research on nutrition, health, diet-related disease and ageing and translate
the knowledge gained into innovative and effective products, treatments,
services and strategies to benefit all patients, and to prevent many people
from developing disease in the first place.
It
will require an unprecedented level of
cooperation along the healthcare innovation chain, starting with researchers
that char acterise diseases, to those who use this knowledge by developing new biomarkers, diagnostics
and medicines and to regulators who evaluate and approve them.
Unfortunately,
different attempts to encourage healthier eating have not yet led to major
changes in patterns of food purchase and consumption.
That's
where a multidisciplinary approach comes in,
with health and nutrition research and innovation that includes the social
sciences. We all know, for example, that understanding people's behaviours and
their relationship to food and exercise is vital in helping them to make
healthier choices.
I'm
convinced that Horizon 2020 can make excellent progress on research and
innovation for healthy diets and healthy lives.
There's
no point in all this effort if the good intentions of the Research Agenda
aren't turned into concrete action.
So,
implementation is important, and this will be achieved first by coordinating
national research programmes and activities.
Today's
launch of the implementation plan marks a major step forward in putting the
Strategic Research Agenda into action.
And
I also encourage you to explore other avenues
besides joint calls and knowledge networks to implement your Strategic Research
Agenda such as linking to other relevant JPIs and by benefiting from common
European research infrastructures.
Above
all, in this critical phase of implementation, I urge the Member States
participating in this JPI to unlock national funding for research and to
actively engage in aligning national
research programmes and innovation policies.
Ladies
and gentlemen,
I
wish you an excellent conference, full of innovative ideas and interesting
discussions. I look forward to hearing the results.
Thank
you.
(The text is an adapted
version of the opening address to the conference on the Joint Programmaing
Initiative (JPI) delivered by Maire Geoghegan- Quinn, European Commissioner for
Research, Innovation and Science, in Brussels on 28 March 2014.)
Glossary:
delighted - आनन्दित
(Nepali), feeling or showing great pleasure or satisfaction
conference - सम्मेलन
(Nepali), a meeting of people for a specific purpose, especially for discussion
or training.
wonder-food - अद्à¤ुत
खाद्य (Nepali), a term used to describe
food that is considered to have exceptional health benefits.
innovation - अà¤िनवता
(Nepali), the action or process of introducing new ideas, devices or methods.
dramatically - अति
आकर्षक रूपमा
(Nepali), in a sudden, striking, or surprising way.
trend - प्रवृत्ति
(Nepali), a general direction in which something is developing or changing.
chronic - चिरोत्थान
(Nepali), persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
neurological - स्नायु-विज्ञानिक
(Nepali), relating to the study of the nervous system.
cardiovascular diseases - हृदय
र धमनी
रोग (Nepali), diseases of the heart and
blood vessels.
diagnosis - निदान
(Nepali), the identification of a disease or other condition.
trans-generational - जनांतरिक
(Nepali), relating to the transmission of traits or conditions from one
generation to another.
bioeconomy - जैव
अर्थव्यवस्था (Nepali), an economy based on the use
of biological resources and processes to produce goods and services.
demographic change - जनसांख्यिकीय
परिवर्तन (Nepali), a shift or change in the
characteristics of a population over time.
unprecedented - अà¤ूतपूर्व
(Nepali), never done or known before.
biomarkers - जैव
चिह्न (Nepali), measurable indicators of a
biological state or condition.
diagnostics - निदानको
जाँच (Nepali), the process of identifying
a disease or condition through examination or testing.
consumption - खपत
(Nepali), the act of using up a resource or product.
multidisciplinary approach - बहुविषयी
ढाँचा (Nepali), an approach that involves
the collaboration of experts from different disciplines to solve complex
problems.
avenues - मार्ग
(Nepali), a way of approaching a problem or achieving a goal.
aligning - समतुल्य
गर्नु (Nepali), to bring into line or
agreement with a particular goal or objective.
A. Consult a
dictionary or the internet and define the following words/phrases.
a.
wonderfood - आश्चर्यजनक खाद्य वस्तु (a food that is
believed to have exceptional health benefits)
b.
cardiovascular diseases - हृदयरोग
(diseases related to the heart and blood vessels)
c.
bioeconomy - जैव अर्थव्यवस्था (an economic system
based on the sustainable use of biological resources and the principles of
ecology)
d.
demographic change - जनसांख्यिक परिवर्तन (changes in the
size, structure, and distribution of population in a geographic region)
e.
multidisciplinary approach - बहुविषयीय दृष्टिकोण (an approach that
involves the collaboration of experts from different fields to solve complex
problems)
f.
economic inequalities - आर्थिक असमानता (differences in
income and wealth among individuals and groups within a society)
g.
neurological disorders - स्नायु विकार (disorders affecting
the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and nerves)
h.
biomarkers - जैव-मापक (measurable
indicators of biological processes, such as the presence of certain molecules
or substances in the body, used to identify or monitor a disease or condition)
B. Complete
the sentences below with one of the words in red from the text above.
a. The children were especially delighted
that there were enough cookies for each of them to have two.
b. The organization held its annual conference
in New York this year. The health ministers of more than forty countries
attended it.
c.
It is innovation that makes any
organization a successful one.
d. Your life changes dramatically if you
perform well in your study.
e.
Mr. Gurung is leaving the job because
of neurological
disease.
f.
Early diagnosis of a disease
helps us to cure it soon.
g. We have faced unprecedented level of
climate change at present.
h. The patient may need blood work or other biomarkers
to determine his specific health problem.
i. The world looked for different multidisciplinary
solution to COVID-19.
C. Choose the
best alternatives to complete the following sentences.
a.
The greatest public health challenge
at present is ………..
i. cancer ii.
diabetes
iii. obesity iv.
cardiovascular disease
b. The Joint Programming Initiative will bring
the ………….. of member states together.
i. lifestyle ii.
economy
iii. challenge iv. knowledge
c.
The health care innovation chain
begins from ……………
i. researchers ii. biomarkers
iii. diagnostics iv. regulators
d.
The need behind multidisciplinary
approach is ………….
i. the unchanged pattern of food purchase and
consumption
ii. the lack of effective treatments for
patients
iii. the poor quality of life
iv. the lack of progress in research and innovation
e.
Through this speech, the speaker wants
to.........
i. open the conference on the Joint
Programming Initiative
ii. invite new public health challenge
iii. launch the programme 'A Healthy Diet for
a Healthy Life'
iv. appeal the members of EU for collaboration for research and
innovation
D. Answer the
following questions.
a. What topic is the
speaker talking about when she says, a topic that's never out of the
media...?"
Ans:-
The speaker is talking about the Joint Programming Initiative "A Healthy
Diet for a Healthy Life" which is a topic that is frequently covered in
the media.
b. According to the
speaker, what is the cause of obesity among children in the EU?
Ans:-
The speaker notes that the levels of overweight and obesity in the EU have
risen dramatically, particularly among children, due to poor diet and low
physical activity.
c. What should people
do to prevent themselves from the diseases like type 2 diabetes?
Ans:-
The speaker suggests that better lifestyles and healthier diets can prevent or
modify many chronic conditions, such as type 2 diabetes. People can prevent
themselves from these diseases by making healthier food choices and engaging in
physical activity.
d. What is Horizon
2020?
Ans:-
Horizon 2020 is Europe's 80-billion-euro research and innovation programme
designed to tackle society's biggest challenges. It will fund research on
nutrition, health, diet-related disease, and aging, and translate knowledge
gained into innovative and effective products, treatments, services, and
strategies.
e. Why is research very
important to fight against the health challenges?
Ans:-
Research is important to fight against health challenges because it can provide
insights into how diseases such as diabetes and obesity can be prevented and
how to select the best treatments. Additionally, research can help translate
this knowledge into innovative and effective products and strategies.
f. What result can
Horizon 2020 give if it is implemented effectively?
Ans:-
If implemented effectively, Horizon 2020 can provide funding for research on
nutrition, health, diet-related disease, and aging, and translate knowledge
gained into innovative and effective products, treatments, services, and
strategies. This can benefit all patients and prevent many people from
developing diseases in the first place.
g. What results does
the speaker expect from the conference?
Ans:-
The speaker expects the conference to generate innovative ideas and interesting
discussions about research and innovation for healthy diets and healthy lives.
h. Do you think that
the people of the EU will be benefitted by this conference? If yes, what
benefits will they get?
Ans:-
Yes, the people of the EU will benefit from this conference as it brings
together experts to discuss solutions to the public health challenge of diet
and lifestyle-related diseases. The conference can help facilitate cooperation
among Member States and promote research and innovation for healthier diets and
lifestyles. The outcomes of this conference can ultimately benefit individuals'
health and improve public health outcomes.
E. Draft a short speech entitled, 'Importance of Exercise for
Healthy Life' and deliver it in a small group.
Good morning everyone,
Today,
I want to talk about the "Importance of Exercise for a Healthy Life".
We all know that exercise is good for us, but sometimes it's hard to make time
for it in our busy lives. However, the benefits of regular exercise are too
important to ignore.
Firstly,
exercise can help prevent many chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke,
and diabetes. It helps to keep our hearts and blood vessels healthy, as well as
improve our insulin sensitivity, which is crucial for preventing diabetes.
Secondly,
exercise is great for our mental health. It can help to reduce stress and
anxiety, and even alleviate symptoms of depression. Exercise releases
endorphins, which are chemicals in our brains that make us feel happy and
relaxed.
Thirdly,
exercise helps us to maintain a healthy weight. When we exercise regularly, we
burn calories and build muscle, which helps to increase our metabolism and burn
even more calories throughout the day.
Lastly,
exercise can be fun! There are so many different types of exercise to choose
from, whether it's going for a walk or run, taking a yoga class, or playing a
sport with friends. Find an activity that you enjoy, and you'll be more likely
to stick with it.
Dear
friends! Exercise is a key component of a healthy lifestyle. It can prevent
chronic diseases, improve our mental health, help us maintain a healthy weight,
and be a fun activity to do with friends and family. So, let's all make an
effort to incorporate regular exercise into our daily routines.
Thank you.
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