Ingeniero

Junk is a term used to refer to any food that is high in calories and low in nutrients. This food generally contains big amount of substances like fats, salts and sugars that are harmful to people’shealth.
Burgers, French fries and pizzas are full of saturated fats. When fats sticks to arteries may cause blockages that produce heart attacks and strokes. Pretzels, potato chips and cerealscontain lots of salt. Excessive salts can alter blood pressure, affecting kidneys and hearts. Ice cream, chocolate and donuts have too much sugar. They may cause dental cavities, obesity and diabetes.There is nothing wrong with eating junk food now and then. The problem is to substitute a balanced diet with a kind of food that doesn’t provide the vitamins and minerals the body needs to keep healthy.1- Find in the text the following words.
comida
dañina
salud
infartos
presion arterial
cuerpo
2- Answer in Spanish the following questions according to the reading and underline theresolution in the text.
A -What does junk food contain?
B -What may happen when saturated fats sticks to arteries?
C -What products may alter blood pressure?
D -Which substances can’t you find injunk food?
3- Translate into Spanish.
A – Junk food is high in calories and low in nutrients.
B – There is nothing wrong eating food now and then.
C – Eating too much sugar may cause obesity anddiabetes.

La chatarra es un término usado para referirse a cualquier alimento que es alto en calorías y bajos en nutrientes. Este alimento contiene por lo general gran cantidad de sustancias comograsas, sales y azúcares que son perjudiciales para la salud de las personas.
Hamburguesas, patatas fritas y pizzas están llenos de grasas saturadas. Cuando barras grasas a las arterias pueden causarbloqueos que producen ataques cardíacos y accidentes cerebrovasculares. Pretzels, papas fritas y cereales contienen mucha sal. Sales excesivas pueden alterar la presión arterial, que afecta a los...