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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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- A group of women took birth control pills.
- They reported what they ate every single day.
- Researchers compared active pill days and inactive days.
- Active pills contain synthetic hormones; inactive pills do not.
- Emotional eating means eating more when feeling bad.
- Emotional eating was higher on active pill days.
- The pattern appeared across pill cycles and some women.
- Not every woman showed the same response to pills.
- The study finds a link but not a clear cause.
Difficult words
- emotional eating — Eating more food when feeling sad or upset
- synthetic — Made by people, not made by nature
- hormone — Chemical in the body that affects feelingshormones
- report — Say or write what happened or was eatenreported
- researcher — Person who studies a question or topicResearchers
- link — A connection between two things or ideas
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Discussion questions
- Do you sometimes eat more when you feel bad?
- Would you write what you eat every day for a study?
- Have you ever kept a food diary?
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