- A traditional African diet is healthy.
- It has many vegetables and ferments.
- This diet can lower inflammation.
- It can help with chronic diseases.
- Western diets can make health worse.
- Researchers found this in a study.
Difficult words
- diet — Food choices of a person or group.diets
- vegetables — Plants used for food, like carrots.
- chronic — Long-lasting or difficult to cure.
- inflammation — Swelling and redness in the body.
- healthy — Good for health or well-being.
- researchers — People who study or investigate something.
- western — Related to countries like the USA.
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Discussion questions
- What do you think about traditional diets?
- Have you tried a healthy diet? Why or why not?
- Why might Western diets be less healthy?
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