How the food you eat affects your brain - Mia Nacamulli – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Your Brain on Food If you sucked all of the moisture out of your brain and broke it down to its constituent nutritional content, what would it look like
2.Most of the weight of your dehydrated brain would come from fats, also known as lipids
3.In the brain matter, you would find proteins and amino acids, traces of micronutrients, and glucose
4.The brain is, of course, more than just the sum of its nutritional parts, but each component does have a distinct impact on functioning, development, mood, and energy
5.So that post-lunch apathy, or late-night alertness you might be feeling, well, that could simply be the effects of food on your brain
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
remaining
A2To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
Example:
"In the remaining brain matter, you would find proteins and amino acids,"
maintenance
B2Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
Example:
"is crucial to the creation and maintenance of cell membranes."
membranes
A2A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal).
Example:
"is crucial to the creation and maintenance of cell membranes."
combination
B2The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
Example:
"The complex combinations of compounds in food"
long-term
A2Becoming evident after a relatively long time period.
Example:
"long-term consumption of other fats, like trans and saturated fats,"
manipulate
A2To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
Example:
"manipulate how we feel and behave."
affecting
A2To influence or alter.
Example:
"affecting things like mood,"
antioxidants
B1Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical.
Example:
"Antioxidants in fruits and vegetables"
vegetables
A2Any plant.
Example:
"Antioxidants in fruits and vegetables"
strengthen
A2To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
Example:
"strengthen the brain to fight off free radicals that destroy brain cells,"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| remaining | A2 | To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised. |
| maintenance | B2 | Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service. |
| membranes | A2 | A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal). |
| combination | B2 | The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining. |
| long-term | A2 | Becoming evident after a relatively long time period. |
| manipulate | A2 | To move, arrange or operate something using the hands |
| affecting | A2 | To influence or alter. |
| antioxidants | B1 | Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical. |
| vegetables | A2 | Any plant. |
| strengthen | A2 | To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify. |
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