"Worse than cocaine": Doctor claims sugar is more addictive than drugs

This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the video in order of how useful they are.  The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.

To turn out

Otherwise

To admit

Sacrifice

Barely

To be hooked (on something)

To binge (on something)

To turn (something/ someone) upside down

To pick on (something/ someone)

It may have been

Without question

To convince (someone)

A no-brainer

To cut (something) out

Single-handedly

To backfire

Aisle

To tear your hair out

Run-down

A nagging feeling

To go cold turkey

A fad

Bandwagon

Out on a limb

Scourge

15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.

 

1.       What do you know about Amy Gibbs?

2.       What did Dr Robert Lustig say?

3.       Does everyone agree with him?

4.       What do you know about Sarah Wilson?

5.       What does Dr Eric Stice say?

6.       Do you agree that sugar is ‘worse than cocaine’?

7.       How much sugar do you consume?

8.       Were you a sugar addict when you were younger?

9.       Do you let your kids eat sugar?

10.     Would you like to quit sugar?

11.     Does sugar make your life better?

12.     What are your earliest memories of eating sweet foods?

13.     Do you think the obesity rate will be better or worse in 10 years?

14.     Do you think weight-loss drugs could be a good solution?

15.     Were you taught about food in school?

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