Junk food addiction: BBC News Review

The junk food you love might soon have 'addictive' written on it. A major review has found that adding warning labels to ultra-processed food could stop people buying it.
Researchers say these foods can have the same addiction symptoms as drugs.They estimate one in seven adults and one in eight children are already addicted to ultra-processed foods.
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👉Key words and phrases:
tackle
🔎 deal with
-Police are patrolling the streets to help tackle crime.
-Campaigners say we should eat less meat and dairy to try to tackle climate change.
labelled
🔎 described in a specific way
-Neil was labelled the class clown in school. His teachers thought he was cheeky.
-The captain has been labelled as the worst player in the sport's history.
slapping
🔎 attaching urgently
-I slapped my money onto the café counter when I received an urgent call.
-The boy slapped his homework down in anger and left the classroom.
✔️ 0:00 - Introduction
✔️ 0:26 - Story
✔️ 1:16 - Headline 1
✔️ 2:55 - Headline 2
✔️ 4:20 - Headline 3
✔️ 5:36 - Language summary
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I can't say I'm really addicted to junk food, but I become addictive to you and your great work ❤😅 Thank you both !!

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You do make very funny jokes in News Review, Neil!

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Just remember if you're on this video, it's because of your teacher 😔

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Indeed 😂

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Nh

[@Gaoluubi]

Just an hour ago, I had to concentrate and tackle a listening syllabus. There was a complex question about a direction map that made me puzzled, so I slapped the syllabus down the table. Then, I labeled it as an annoying lesson.

[@HEEDWAYIELTSshomonSIR]

informative videos. Labeling must be made compulsory for each and every eatable product. Thank you.

[@Salah_-_Uddin]

Thanks!

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Interesting. Thanks so much

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Hello from Thailand 👋 I enjoy listening and learning this topic so much, thank you so much 🙏

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me2, from Vietnam with love

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Thanks

[@SheldonMeCooper]

In English, you say, "slap down". In Chinese, we say, "打臉". The Chinese characters and the English words have the same meanings! However, when used, the Chinese phrase might have a meaning of trying to criticise and embarrass the person you're speaking to.

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Thank you very much sir, mam

[@BrianBrian-qn8sc]

The video Beth was pointing at might have came out too late.

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Thank you :) Fixed now! Well done for watching until the end 😀!

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Another great job from bbc, thanks Neil and Beth

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Thanks for listening

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something i have to admit that this channel helped me learning a lot that English class.

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I enjoyed, warm appreciation to whom tackle with ignorance

[@BriantheBrick]

Ultra-process foods might be addictive. Tackling these problems could be slapping labels on the products. However, a worker in one shop forgot to put on the labels, and now the worker is labelled a scatterbrain!

[@kishirisu1268]

Such person should be labeled as food dealer, and go directly to jail.

[@brainysaki]

One solution to tackle obesity is by slapping the addictive labels to ultra-processed food.

[@kishirisu1268]

Food is really addictive, cant stop eating my whole life. They should put new tax on food, to prevent people eat too often. The next step is addictive water and air.

[@subin0617]

Hahaha this episode was really useful. I didnt know that Bbc learning English has this corner which is used to review. Im gonna use this channel a lot from now on, I reckon. Thinking back in school time, The label I had was vitamin that gives positive, cheerful and bubbly vibe😮😊

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It's very urgent to tackle the over use of junk foods. We must be care about our good health.

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Thank you. It is a helpful way to learn vocabulary and listening English.

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Thank you! 😃

[@lenamiss84]

BBC News Review "Junk food addiction": Summary of the story Some scientists think that some ultra-processed foods such as chocolate bars or ice cream should be labelled "additive" to tackle obesity. Vocabulary 1) labelled (adj) - described in a specific or certain way. Exp: She was labelled a clown at school because she used to make funny jokes in class. Label (n) - a piece of paper attached to the clothes or packet that has some information to describe the characteristics of the objects. 2) Tackle (v) - (metaphorical meaning) to try to deal with or solve the problem; (literal meaning) in football try to take the ball from the other team. Exp: Additive warning labels on junk food could help tackle obesity. 3) Slapping (v) - attaching urgently. Exp: Slapping junk food with additive warning labels could help end obesity. That is a great video. Thanks much.

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Today I learned a word "hook on" having same meaning with be addicted to.

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Labeling junk food as 'Addictive' emphasizes the importance of slapping down its overuse.

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I really like this program It’s helped me a lot. Thank you BBC Learning English. Please can you Explain to me what is the meaning of slapping, I still don’t understand 😅

[@syg88]

I have avoided the junk food. However, If I only few times for lunch, fast food, which are most of them junk food. It would be best option.

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helpful

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Great

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I reckon that I will bear in mind 3 new words. Firstly I just knew that "tackle" but currently I know more about them.1, labelled: described a specific way 2, tackle :deal with something 3,slapping: attached urgently 4.slap down: defeat something

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Good explained

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Holy... I was hearing with my headset (doing something else) when I heard the slap. For a moment I thought Beth really slapped Neil 🤣🤣🤣

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😂

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Thanks for your paysheen Is they correct

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[@myhangtran5389]

I am still not clear about the meaning and the use of the word 'slap'.

[@numanahmad-ej7lh]

What is the meaning of metaphoric. Could you please explain it

[@guessimanormalguy]

mm, some people couldn't accept the fact that it is harmful to their health

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Junk food is so cheap to produce that it tends to be consumed in relatively poor countries. Therefore, Obesity should be dealt with and recognized as well as food shortage.

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As every time watching video on this channel is a useful time spending.

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We're glad to hear it!

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When I was going to school, I was labelled unpunctual, but I have decided never to be late again.

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Good example! 😁

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I decided to tackle my illness with determination and courage.

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I have English addiction..

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Me too 😢😂

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I noticed Beth pronouncitions TH is little difrence from her colegues. Does someone notises this too?

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The real addiction is mobile and internet addiction!

[@OZODBEK_C]

Fast food my favourite 😅, because i am student, i spend more time outside from home and i always eat junk food, but i haven't any health problems,

[@PavelBukarev]

Interesting, but I've never heard about, for example, someone being mugged because of junk food. So, clearly, not as addictive as drugs.

[@user-iu4nn4nf6o]

Slapping

[@mati13821]

These days people don’t want to cook or prepare food at home by themselves because it consumes too much time and it’s easier to buy some ultra-processed food and spend time on browsing the Internet 😂 Unfortunately

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This level is B1/B2 😊

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[@flaviaferretti8021]

Tackling obesity wont'be easy since lots of people nowadays are addicted to junk food: can it be because cooking at home Is cosidered time consuming? The question lingers on....

[@chokolokoist]

Beth is so cute and adorable

[@crossyes4476]

I am eating Mac now 😅

[@honglingwo8120]

Ultra-process food should be labered addictive and I need to ride bicycle to help tackle climate change.Slapping down one's suggestion is not polite.

[@anaafipriscilla570]

I slapped my brother’s name on his phone

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Hi 👋

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healthy food and gym addiction very good addiction 😂

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And in this episode we present Neil as the joker 🃏

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Good morning, Slapping bad behavior with garlick comes soon at us, tackle with hourchange last coming sutterday of this month could be o problem, menkind shouldn't be labelled... How else, entirely families put out of their inherritage or own skills, like Mendeleev label cause of his orrigine. My brothers and me are still here, mom hope also and dad-somewhere. My brother Simion-Valentin IJAC, english citizen, is alive, and healthy-so I hope, born at 25 of november together with his twinbrother Ovidiu-Valeriu IJAC, the first named known as well as Tom Holland. These all are possible because of struggle and love for life. Have no idea wich year my granny Maria IJAC was born, what I can say, saw today on TV Fatima and realised that I knew and met her again these days, only never knew her name. Thank you all very much, had best summer ever and a hard autamn but good days. Goodies for all, tea or coffees, bread or pumpkin. Corina Miriam Georgeta IJAC 12/13 oct 2023 p.Chr.

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I do my best to tackle hoaxes of the climate change narrative.

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Your life would be more easy if fluent speak

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🤣🥲🤔🤩like get out it is raining.