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143 Activities Unit 8, exercise 35a Student B You heard that your friend, Frank, might fail the school year. You spoke to Frank yesterday. He said: His headmaster isn’t very nice. He gives Frank no time to make up his work. His teachers ignore Frank in class. Frank wants to find another school but doesn’t have a lot of confidence because of his bad grades. Frank’s got an interview at another school but doesn’t want his headmaster to find out. Unit 10, exercise 27a Group A http://www.yourdailynews.com The vitamin debate The news that vitamin supplements could actually shorten life expectancy will come as a shock to many people. It may also come as a nasty surprise to the drug and health food companies that manufacture them. As this week’s news coverage shows, the vitamin industry has its critics. But it also has a lot of support from nutritionists, doctors, personal trainers and millions of ordinary people who strongly believe in them. But the recent Danish study is not the first piece of research to raise concerns about the dangers of taking vitamin supplements. The team of scientists, known as the Cochrane Collaboration, revealed that vitamin supplements taken by millions of people do not increase life expectancy and may actually raise the risk of earlier death. The review of 67 studies, which involved more than 230,000 subjects, found that vitamin A, vitamin E and beta-carotene are, contrary to popular belief, bad for your health. The best piece of advice still appears to be to eat a healthy balanced diet, as good food provides a rich balance of chemicals and nutrients that you just do not find in supplements. The message is that food, not pills, is the key to staying healthy. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv