Killer salt?: BBC News Review
Salt. It makes everything taste better. But it’s also killing people. New research has found that adding salt to meals can reduce your life by two years.
But the good news is that even a small reduction in salt can make a big difference to your health.
Video chapters:
0:00 – Introduction
0:21 – Story
1:01 – Headline 1: US News: Your Salt Shaker May Prove Deadly, Study Finds
2:53 — Headline 2: 9 News: Sprinkle of salt at table could knock two years off your life, study finds
4:32 – Headline 3: The Sun: TEATIME KILLER: Popular condiment increases your risk of dying young by 28%, scientists warn
5:54 – Language summary
Key words and phrases
deadly
likely to kill
* He was bitten by a deadly spider and taken to hospital.
* Covid is a deadly disease.
knock off
reduce in size
* Smoking knocks years off people’s lives.
* The shop knocked 10 off the price.
teatime
time in the afternoon or evening for a meal called ‘tea’
* Please be home by teatime!
* Would you like to come round for tea? I’ll cook something special.
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It is really good. Thanks
My depression is deadly made me lonely
a lot of thinks ❤️
I love learning English because of you .
I like salt
I used to use salt in cooking methods, but now I use seasoning instead. Do anyone thinks that's not good for my health?
Deadly serious
Deadly significant
dead good video from bbcenglish….
Thank you♥️
If I have lost many years off my life because of salt ( needed to not die early on in life) I am glad I enjoyed salt
1. I wonder why she kept a deadly snake as pet .
2. Everyone was surprised because the famous celebrity was wearing a knock off dress
OR
He knocked his opponent off in one blow .
3. I like to eat cake at teatime .
Thank you all for your efforts to make people learn more. You both are good people❤.
The one of the best programme from bbc learning english is only "bbc News Review".I just wanna say to bbc, please change your all programmes like this because no one likes boring videos
Your podcast is dead useful.
Deadly: likely to kill
Knoch-off: reduced the number of year or reduce size