The COVID-19 has changed every aspect of our lives, including our eating habits. Comfort food was made for times like these, and it seems the healthy-food trend that took root in recent years is reversing (彻底转变),at least for the time being. Shopping habits have changed. To be in favor of old processed foods like frozen pizza, hot cakes and canned spaghetti, convenience foods with long shelf life that are designed.
No judgment here. Money is tight in many households, and busy parents are putting breakfast, lunch and dinner on the table in between video conference meetings. Besides, convenience foods are engineered to taste good and make us feel good (at least in the short term).
But you might want to save room for something green on your plate, if you can find it at the store. That's because a growing body of research is showing that our food choices don't just affect our waistlines. What we eat also may affect our mood and behavior — and not in the "I can't believe I ate a dozen cookies in one sitting” sort of way. Rather, there may be something in the food we're eating (or not eating) that's influencing our state of mind.
The emerging (新兴的)field of nutritional psychology states that modern Western diets have contributed to increased rates of mental illness, particularly depression. Diets that follow a Mediterranean pattern of eating——with a lot of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, beans, fish and olive oil——have been connected with lower rates of depression. A diet change of just a few weeks has been found to lift moods.
As a third of all Americans are reporting that the coronavirus pandemic has done harm to their mental health, we might need nutritious food more than ever.
12. Why are convenience foods with long shelf life designed?
A.To change shopping habits. | B.To meet customers' shopping habits. |
C.To show the healthy food. | D.To change the taste of food. |
13. What does the research mentioned in paragraph 3 tell us?
A.Cookies is a kind of food you like while sitting. |
B.Busy work can make you feel depressed. |
C.A growing body needs proper sports. |
D.Food choices may influence our mood. |
14. How does the author like the Mediterranean eating diet?
A.It's connected with higher rates of depression. |
B.It may cause mental illness. |
C.It's healthy. |
D.It includes too much fat. |
15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.Can healthy food provide relief? |
B.Do food choices affect our waistlines? |
C.What can contribute to mental illness? |
D.How can we beat the CO VID-19? |