{"id":31594,"date":"2026-01-13T04:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T03:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=31594"},"modified":"2026-01-14T06:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T05:11:00","slug":"food-improve-moods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/01\/food-improve-moods\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Improve Moods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people do not think about the fact that what they eat can affect how they feel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent research shows that some foods might make our mood worse, while other foods could help support good mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experts have found a connection between diets with too much ultra-processed foods and a higher tendency to feel depressed or anxious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They suggest choosing whole, natural foods to support a more positive state of mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full article from the link below to learn more about how food can influence your emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2512\/251229-mood-food.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. What does \u201ccorroborate<\/strong>\u201d mean in this sentence? \u201cRelated research from Professor Felice Jacka at Deakin University in Australia corroborated <\/strong>Ms Kirkpatrick’s findings.<\/em>\u201d Use it in a sentence and give a synonym or a similar expression.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does the word \u201cprobiotic<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cDr. Jacka said fermented, probiotic <\/strong>foods may influence brain-related biology and lead to more positive moods and enhanced learning.<\/em>\u201d Use it in a sentence and give a synonym or a similar expression.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cfermented<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cMs Kirkpatrick also advised people to increase their intake of high-fibre and fermented<\/strong> foods.<\/em>\u201d Use it in a sentence and give a synonym or a similar expression.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. Some researchers claim that diet can significantly influence mental health. Do you agree or disagree?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. How easy is it to eat less processed food in your country?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Does the food you eat affect your mood or mental state? Why or why not? Give example situations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Can a healthy diet replace other ways to improve mood, like exercise or therapy? Share your opinion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. How important is proper diet for you? Why?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B1 – Intermediate Many people do not think about the fact that what they eat can affect how they feel. Recent research shows that some foods might make our mood worse, while other foods could help support good mental health. Experts have found a connection between diets with too much ultra-processed foods and a higher […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[294,8706,295,289,293],"class_list":["post-31594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b1-intermediate","tag-health-and-medicine","tag-preliminary-pet","tag-reading","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nFood Improve Moods | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/01\/food-improve-moods\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Food Improve Moods | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B1 – Intermediate Many people do not think about the fact that what they eat can affect how they feel. Recent research shows that some foods might make our mood worse, while other foods could help support good mental health. Experts have found a connection between diets with too much ultra-processed foods and a higher […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/01\/food-improve-moods\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/phoneenglish.es\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-13T03:42:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-14T05:11:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@phoneenglishes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@phoneenglishes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"PHONE ENGLISH\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/phoneenglish.es\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/phoneenglish\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/phoneenglishes\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/phone-english1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/phone-english1.png\",\"width\":200,\"height\":124,\"caption\":\"PHONE ENGLISH\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"phone english blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/01\/food-improve-moods\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/01\/food-improve-moods\/\",\"name\":\"Food Improve Moods | phone english blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-13T03:42:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-14T05:11:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/01\/food-improve-moods\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/01\/food-improve-moods\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/01\/food-improve-moods\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Blog\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"item\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/01\/food-improve-moods\/#webpage\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/01\/food-improve-moods\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/01\/food-improve-moods\/#webpage\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a4395924062ce6c2b1f24c3454ab8759\"},\"headline\":\"Food Improve Moods\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-13T03:42:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-14T05:11:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/01\/food-improve-moods\/#webpage\"},\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"B1 - Intermediate\",\"health and medicine\",\"Preliminary PET\",\"Reading\",\"Text\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Homework\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/01\/food-improve-moods\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a4395924062ce6c2b1f24c3454ab8759\",\"name\":\"mae\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31594"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31626,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31594\/revisions\/31626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}