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Unbeetable: The humble root which fights cancer
and lowers blood pressure
1 With its sweet, earthy taste and ruby-red interior,
beetroot is a favourite of foods, but there’s far more to
it than that.
The majority of beetroot’s benefits stem from the
5 unusually high level of nitrates it contains.
Nitrates have suffered a bad reputation because of
their use as a food additive. However, recent studies
have shown that nitrates in beetroot lower blood
pressure.
10 A study carried out in 2010 also found that the
_____ the blood pressure, the _____ the drop observed.
If beetroot juice is consumed widely, there will be
reduction in death from cardiovascular disease.
Among other benefits, beetroots may also slow
15 progression of dementia and growth of tumours.
The title of the article reveals that beetroots are
Unbeetable: The humble root which fights cancer
and lowers blood pressure
1 With its sweet, earthy taste and ruby-red interior,
beetroot is a favourite of foods, but there’s far more to
it than that.
The majority of beetroot’s benefits stem from the
5 unusually high level of nitrates it contains.
Nitrates have suffered a bad reputation because of
their use as a food additive. However, recent studies
have shown that nitrates in beetroot lower blood
pressure.
10 A study carried out in 2010 also found that the
_____ the blood pressure, the _____ the drop observed.
If beetroot juice is consumed widely, there will be
reduction in death from cardiovascular disease.
Among other benefits, beetroots may also slow
15 progression of dementia and growth of tumours.
The title of the article reveals that beetroots are
Resolução comentada
'Unbeetable' é um trocadilho com 'unbeatable' (imbatível).
O título usa 'beet' (beterraba) em 'Unbeetable', um jogo de palavras com 'unbeatable', 'imbatível'. Assim, o título revela que as beterrabas são imbatíveis em benefícios.
Análise das alternativas
B) 'unavailable' significa indisponível. C) 'unavoidable' significa inevitável. D) 'unaccountable' significa inexplicável ou irresponsável. Nenhuma tem relação com o trocadilho.
Referência: Vocabulário em inglês: trocadilho e palavras com prefixo un-.
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