Bitter food, better health? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Could bitter foods be better for your health? Beth and Phil discuss this and teach you some useful new vocabulary.👇👇👇

❓❓❓ How many different basic flavours can humans taste?

a) 4?
b) 5?
c) 6?

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Vocabulary:
✔️microbiome - the collection of microorganisms found in a specific part of the body
✔️suppress - stop something from happening or operating
✔️tastebuds - flavour receptors found on the tongue and in the mouth
✔️undesirable trait - an unwanted negative characteristic
✔️mainstream - something that the majority of people would use or like
✔️a degree of - a small but significant amount of something

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- microbiome(collection of micro-organisms in special body part, for example, gut microbiome
- suppress(prevent or stop
- tastebuds(receptors in the mouse which can help us taste the flavour
- an undesirable trait(a characteristic that we don’t like, don’t want to try
- mainstream(popular, most people would do or use in that way
- a degree of sth.(small but noticeable amount of sth.

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I think most people don't like bitter food bcz it doesn't taste delicious.However, many research found a remarkable link between bitter food and its benefits for health like it suppresses hunger feeling, controls over glucose release, and it has an incredible ability to interact with our microbiomes to make the digestive process easier.I thought that we don't used to eat any kind of bitter food anymore, but it turns out that there are mainstream bitter food. For instance, coffee and chocolate.