Food myths and fads Lesson 55 of the medicine course of Mova's primary school: 12 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: the lesson at school .
1 Tom gets cramp in the 80th minute and yells for a banana, but a banana takes far longer than ten minutes to digest, and scientists think most exercise cramp comes from tired muscles, not low potassium. 3 Not every food tip is a fad: in the dreich, dark Scottish winter (dreich means grey and drizzly) Kirsty's mum gives her a vitamin D drop, because UK advice says everyone should think about it in autumn and winter, so the trick is to follow real advice, not fads either way. 4 Bananas contain potassium, but most exercise cramp is thought to come from tired muscles, and a banana can't be digested fast enough to help mid-match; gentle stretching and rest help. 5 Starchy carbs like bread, pasta, rice and potatoes are the body's main fuel for running about, and wholegrain ones are best. 6 Children get enough protein from normal meals; protein shakes are made for adults and are not needed by children. 8 Extra vitamin pills don't make a healthy child faster, and too many vitamin gummies can be harmful, so keep them out of reach and follow the label or a doctor. 9 UK advice is that everyone should think about taking 10 micrograms of vitamin D a day in autumn and winter, when there isn't enough sunshine for the skin to make it. 10 Carb-loading is for long races of many hours, mostly for adults; before a short kids' race a normal meal is enough. 11 A marathon is about 42 km, so a 2 km school cross-country is about 21 times shorter. 12 The body doesn't turn food into fat because of the time on the clock, so a proper tea after evening training is right. 15 Online food posts are often adverts or opinions; a sensible check is to ask a parent, a school nurse or look at NHS advice. 16 «Bussin'» is young American slang for really good, and «hen» is a Scottish way to call a girl or woman, like «love». ← previous A balanced plate for a kid who plays sportnext → Sleep for growing and for playing well↑ back to Medicine This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/55-food-myths-and-fads/