High-protein diet 'as bad for health as smoking (2 versions)

KEY   for Test 1

Question 1

            a) FALSE “Eating too much animal protein could be as dangerous as smoking for middle-aged people” or “ This trend appeared to reverse for those aged over 65”

            b) TRUE “ the first time research has measured the risk of death caused by regularly eating too much protein”

            c) TRUE “Yet, Prof Tim Key, a Cancer Research UK epidemiologist, said: “Further research is needed“

            d) FALSE “he World Health Organisation will announce a consultation today suggesting that guidelines on sugar consumption should be lowered, but there have few warnings about excess protein“

Question 2

                a) -thousands of adults tracked

                -in a period of 20 years

            b) -because of their dramatic weight-loss results

                -bad long term consequences

Question 3

a)       tracked / to track

b)       trend

c)       lowered / to lower

d)       warning

e)       overall

Question 4

a)       Although further research is needed, previous studies have shown a link between cancer and red meat.

b)       Eating too much animal protein is said to be as dangerous as smoking for middle-aged people.

c)       Dr Valter Longo said that they provided convincing evidence that a high-protein diet was nearly as bad as smoking for (y)our health. 

Key for Test 2 

Question 1

                a) False. The risk is nearly as high as the danger of developing cancer by smoking 20 cigarettes each day.

                b) False. But there have few warnings about excess protein

                c) True. The researchers define a “high-protein” diet as deriving at least 20 per cent of daily calories from protein.

                d)True. We also propose that at older ages, it may be important to avoid a low-protein diet to allow the maintenance of healthy weight and protection from frailty

Question 2

                a)Eat more protein.

                b)Paragraph 6

Question 3

a)track

b)cut down

c) raises

            d)intake

            e)quit

Question 4

a)     A link…between cancer and red meat has been shown.

b)     Dr Eileen said (that)…that research showed that a low-portein diet could be useful    for preventing cancer.

           c)     It… has been proven that cutting down on red meat lowers the risk of cancer.