Pre-reading Questions
Answer the following questions about the topic. Please explain your answer.
- Is obesity becoming a health problem in your country? Please explain your answer.
- Name some health problems that an obese person can have.
Article Reading
Read the passage and take note of the highlighted words in the vocabulary guide.
Researchers procured hospital and personal data from 500,000 participants from year 2006 to 2010 with ages 37 to 73 and found out that there were 49,000 participants with 73 genetic similarities that have depression with high BMI and majority of it are women. Even after excluding family history that made 49,000 participants susceptible, the results are still the same. Professor Naveed Sattar of University of Glasgow suggests everyone to have a healthy lifestyle to prevent mental and physical health problems.
Vocabulary Guide
- obese /oh-BEES/
- underlying /UHN-der-lahy-ing/
- procure /proh-KYOOR/
- genetic /juh-NET-ik/
- susceptible /suh-SEP-tuh-buhl/
[adjective] – extremely overweight by having excessive fats in one’s body that can cause health problems
[adjective] – the basic or main cause of something
[verb] – to obtain/acquire or get something from someone
[adjective] – related to genes that living organisms receive from its origin/parents
[adjective] – easily influenced or harmed by something or someone
Comprehension Questions
Choose the correct answer based on the passage you read.
- What is the one of the uderlying factors of depression in women with high BMI?
- What did Professor Sattar recommends everyone to do?
- How many participants joined in the research from year 2006 to 2010?
A. stress B. fatigue C. physical appearance
A. have a healthy lifestyle B. Exercise for 10 hours C. Drink lots of energy drink
A. 500,000 participants B. 49,000 participants C. 21,000 participants
Vocabulary Check
Fill in the blanks with the correct words. Choose the correct answer in the box.
| procured | underlying | susceptible | obese | assertive | genetic |
- People who are obese are ___________ to health issues both physically and mentally.
- His father told him that being obese can be ___________ .
- His doctor ___________ enough data to find out the cause of his obesity.
- The ___________ factor why she developed obesity is because of eating foods high in cholesterol and fats since she was six years old.
- Her doctor advised her that if she would not reduce weight, her BMI result will be _____________ .
Conversation Questions
Answer the questions in complete sentences. You can also ask me questions.
- Which is worse? Obesity/extremely fat or anorexia/extremely thin? How so?
- In your own words, what would you advice to people who are obese?
- How do you stay fit and healthy?
- Why do you think having a healthy lifestyle is important?
- Do you believe in the saying, “You are what you eat.” Why? Why not?
Read Between The Lines
Read each statement and explain them in your words.
- “Prevention is better than cure.” – Desiderius Erasmus
- “The greatest wealth is health.” – Virgil
- “Food is an important part of a balanced diet.” – Fran Lebowitz