One man's white bread is another man's green vegetables.
That's the key from The Personalised Diet, a new book from Israeli authors Eran Segal and Eran Elinav. The authors say it's time to admit to ourselves that one-size-fits-all diets don't work, and when it comes to nutrition, it's about doing what works best for your body, not catching the latest diet fashion.
"For years, we've been trying to search for that silver-bullet diet and we've been miserably failing," Segal said. "And that's because the best diet for each person really has to be tailored to that individual."
They conducted a personalised nutrition project at Weizmann, where hundreds of volunteers agreed to have their blood sugar tested after meals. One participant in the study, a woman named Ruti, said she was surprised that it was tomatoes -- not ice cream or candies -- that were raising her blood sugar level. Ruti recalled, "I have now significantly reduced my intake of tomato and I'm feeling much more energetic, which still surprises me. I have already lost a couple of pounds, and I have high hopes that I have finally found the answer to my weight struggle, too."
The Israeli scientists found that some people can consume traditionally unhealthy foods with little or no rise in their blood sugar levels, while others have a stronger response, and therefore shouldn't eat those foods. It's those kinds of results that you can only find from a personalised diet.
"What we were surprised to find out was just like any other food, there is no such thing as good bread," Elinav said. "The response to bread was completely individualised."
4.What is suggested in the first sentence? ______
A. Everyone has their own tastes.
B. Nutrition serves your body best.
C. People's response to the same food is different.
D. The latest diet doesn't fit each person.
5. What does "that silver-bullet diet" refer to? ______
A. A diet that is low in fat.
B. A diet that begins a new diet trend.
C. A diet that works best for everyone.
D. A diet that provides all the nutrition.
6. Ruti's example suggests that to control weight, one needs to ______ .
A. eat much fewer tomatoes
B. control their blood sugar levels
C. struggle for weight loss constantly
D. eat according to his or her blood sugar level
7. Why is Elinav's opinion on bread mentioned in the last paragraph? ______
A. To advise people not to eat unhealthy food.
B. To stress the need of the personalised diet.
C. To explain the popularity of white bread.
D. To show the importance of good bread.
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That's the key from The Personalised Diet, a new book from Israeli authors Eran Segal and Eran Elinav. The authors say it's time to admit to ourselves that one-size-fits-all diets don't work, and when it comes to nutrition, it's about doing what works best for your body, not catching the latest diet fashion.
"For years, we've been trying to search for that silver-bullet diet and we've been miserably failing," Segal said. "And that's because the best diet for each person really has to be tailored to that individual."
They conducted a personalised nutrition project at Weizmann, where hundreds of volunteers agreed to have their blood sugar tested after meals. One participant in the study, a woman named Ruti, said she was surprised that it was tomatoes -- not ice cream or candies -- that were raising her blood sugar level. Ruti recalled, "I have now significantly reduced my intake of tomato and I'm feeling much more energetic, which still surprises me. I have already lost a couple of pounds, and I have high hopes that I have finally found the answer to my weight struggle, too."
The Israeli scientists found that some people can consume traditionally unhealthy foods with little or no rise in their blood sugar levels, while others have a stronger response, and therefore shouldn't eat those foods. It's those kinds of results that you can only find from a personalised diet.
"What we were surprised to find out was just like any other food, there is no such thing as good bread," Elinav said. "The response to bread was completely individualised."
4.What is suggested in the first sentence? ______
A. Everyone has their own tastes.
B. Nutrition serves your body best.
C. People's response to the same food is different.
D. The latest diet doesn't fit each person.
5. What does "that silver-bullet diet" refer to? ______
A. A diet that is low in fat.
B. A diet that begins a new diet trend.
C. A diet that works best for everyone.
D. A diet that provides all the nutrition.
6. Ruti's example suggests that to control weight, one needs to ______ .
A. eat much fewer tomatoes
B. control their blood sugar levels
C. struggle for weight loss constantly
D. eat according to his or her blood sugar level
7. Why is Elinav's opinion on bread mentioned in the last paragraph? ______
A. To advise people not to eat unhealthy food.
B. To stress the need of the personalised diet.
C. To explain the popularity of white bread.
D. To show the importance of good bread.
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