Now do this put-the-text-back-together activity.
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A new study from scientists suggests eating a lot of vegetables may not greatly reduce the risk of a heart attack. This goes against what doctors have been telling us for decades. People across the world believe it is essential to eat lots of vegetables to keep the heart healthy. The new study says other lifestyle factors may affect our health just as much as vegetables. These include other things we eat, how much exercise we get, where we live, our income, and whether or not we smoke and drink. The study is from universities in Oxford, Bristol and Hong Kong. Almost 400,000 people took part in it. They answered questions about their lifestyle, diet, and what raw and cooked vegetables they ate.
The scientists advised that people should still eat lots of vegetables because they were good for our heart and overall health. The findings of their study actually found that the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease was around 15 per cent lower for those eating the most vegetables, especially raw vegetables. However, they explained that many other factors also contributed to this 15% reduction. Lead researcher Dr Qi Feng from the University of Oxford said: "Our large study did not find evidence for a protective effect of vegetable intake on the occurrence of cardiovascular disease". He said "differences in socioeconomic situation and lifestyle differences" also affected the health of our heart.
- What do the findings of the study go against?
- For how long have doctors been telling us to eat vegetables?
- What does the article say affects our health as much as vegetables?
- How many universities conducted this research?
- What kinds of vegetables did people answer questions about?
- What overall thing did scientists say vegetables were good for?
- What kind of vegetables were most effective in reducing risks?
- Where does the researcher Qi Feng work?
- What did Qi Feng say his study did not find?
- What situation did Dr Qi Feng say affected the heart's health?
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