{"id":32546,"date":"2026-05-15T11:42:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=32546"},"modified":"2026-05-21T06:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T04:57:39","slug":"a-multi-million-dollar-plot-to-change-what-you-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/05\/a-multi-million-dollar-plot-to-change-what-you-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"A Multi-Million Dollar Plot to Change What You Eat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a healthy and balanced diet is an important part of living a robust life. However, the definitions of \u201cgood\u201d and \u201cbad\u201d food are constantly changing. This is not only because the technology used to measure the healthiness of food has improved. Different sectors of the food industry continuously seek to promote their own products while criticizing foods that do not align with their interests. And the influence of the food industry does not end with biased research; it extends all the way to the highest levels of government and the law itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out more, watch the video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"We Uncovered a Multi-Million Dollar Plot to Change What You Eat\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PzvfABU3Hq4?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does&nbsp;<strong>\u201cto rag on someone\/something\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;mean? \u201c<em>I hate <strong>to rag on avocado<\/strong>, but they have a <strong>powerful board,<\/strong> and they fund an incredible amount of research.<\/em>\u201d Use this phrase in a sentence. Give a similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does&nbsp;<strong>\u201cblanketed nutrition space\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong>mean?<em>&nbsp;\u201cAnd big food has <strong>blanketed nutrition space<\/strong> with so much money, it&#8217;s created a bunch of fun secondary problems.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>Use this expression in a sentence. Give a similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>amuse-bouche<\/strong>\u201d mean?<em>&nbsp;\u201cThe industry-funded studies, the conflict of interest that&#8217;s all kind of <strong>amuse-bouche<\/strong> for where the industry&#8217;s real influence lies.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>Use this term in a sentence. Give a similar expression.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How might corporate interests conflict with public health goals?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you think nutrition advice based on research funded by large companies is reliable? 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