4. Reading check
A. Are these statements true or false? Write T (true) or F (false).
1.____ Canto and Owen both eat what they want.
2.____ A low-calorie diet causes age-related diseases.
3.____ People who eat less may have longer lives.
B. Circle the letter of the best answer.
1. Owen and Canto___ the same age.
a. are b. look c. are almost
2. Canto ___ common health problems of old age.
a. has many b. has some c. does not have
3. Researchers think___ will live 30 percent longer on the low-calorie diet
a. Owen b. Canto c. people
4. In a research study, mice on a restricted diet lived____ longer than normal mice.
a. 20 percent b. 30 percent c. 40 percent
5. When does the body produce sirtuin?
a. all the time
b. when genes slow the body down
c. when the body does not have a lot of food
6. What was the difference between the two groups of people in the research study?
a. One group consumed only 500 calories per day.
b. One group was healthier at the end of the study.
c. One group was three years older.
7. Members of the Calorie Restriction Society___.
a. fast on some days
b. believe they will live 200 years
c. eat more than 2000 calories per day
8. Scientists expect____ if they consume fewer calories.
a. people will live 30 percent longer
b. people will live healthier lives
c. people will feel 60 years younger