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TEKST7Przeczytajtekst.Pokażdymakapiciezdecyduj,czyzdaniapodane
poniżejwyrażająprawdę-‘true’,czyfałsz-‘false’.
Standinginamodernsupermarketandobservingpeopledoingshopping,itmayappear
unbelievablethatanyonetodaycouldhaveadeficiencyofvitaminsandminerals.But
appearancescanbedangerouslymisleading.
1.Theamountandkindsoffoodthatpeoplebuyandconsumethesedays
doesnotstandfortheirintakeofvitaminsandminerals.
Consider,forinstance,thatabout25percentofallthecaloriesweaveragemodern
peopleconsumecomefromaddedsugar
,whichcontainsnothingbutcalories.Wemay
safelycrossoutone-fourthofourdietasapotentialsourceofvitaminsandminerals.
2.Onlyaquarterpartofthemoderndaydietconsistsofproductsthat
providepeoplewiththenecessaryelements.
Ifweexcludethosewhoneverdrinkatall,thoseremainingtakein,onaverage,some20
to25percentofallcaloriesfromalcohol.Alcoholicbeveragescontainatbestonlytraces
ofvitaminsandminerals.Sobetweenthesugarandthealcohol,anaveragepersonis
nowgettingapproximatelyhalfoftheirdailycaloriequotafromsourcesthatarehardly
nutritious.
3.Onlyaboutahalfoffoodproductsthatpeopleconsumeprovidethem
withbeneficialnutrients.
Evenmorecaloriesinatypicalmoderndietcomefromprocessedfats,cookingfats,
saladoilsaswellasoilsaddedtobakedgoods.Suchfatswhichcontainonlyminimum
amountofvitaminsmayconstituteanother15to30percentofdailycalories.
4.Avarietyofoilsandfatsaddedtofoodproductsmakeasubstantialand
healthycomponentaswellasarequiredsourceofcalorie.
Ironically,thesamefoodtechnologythathasgivenustheopportunitytoeatlikekings
hasalsomadeitpossibleforustowastetwo-thirdsofourdailydietsonfoodthatcould
notkeepamousealive.Still,mostofusknowthatvitaminsandmineralsplayan
increasinglyimportantroleinhowwefeelandperform.
5.Amajorpartoffoodproductsthatpeopleconsumethesedaysdonot
representareliablesourceofanutritiousdiet.
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