Pre-reading questions:
- Do you drink coffee every day?
- How many cups of coffee can you drink in a day?
A study says that our morning coffee is not really bad for our health. Older people with low levels of infection are all coffee drinkers. People who drink more than 5 cups of coffee per day show low levels of inflammation. Researchers says that constant inflammation causes diseases of aging, like diabetes and heart problems. Inflammation is still needed by the immune system; it fights infection and toxic compounds. But, it loses control when a person is aging.
Vocabulary:
inflammation – [noun] a condition in which a part of the body becomes red, swollen, and painful
constant – [adjective] staying the same; not changing
toxic – [adjective] containing poisonous substances
aging – [noun] the process of growing old
compounds – [noun] something (as a chemical) that is formed by combining two or more parts or elements
True or False:
- A study says that our morning coffee is not really bad for our health.
- Older people with low levels of infection are all coffee drinkers.
- People who drink less than 5 cups of coffee per day show low levels of inflammation.
- Researchers says that constant inflammation causes diseases of aging, like diabetes and heart problems.
- Inflammation fights infection and toxic compounds.