Why read this: This story gives students one clear idea. Some people cannot stop thinking about food. New medicines stop these thoughts. The story uses simple words and short sentences. Students will know about Ozempic from the news. They can read this story and feel proud. They learn about a real health topic in easy English.
What to notice: Notice how the story names the feeling: doctors call it food noise. Notice the two real people in the story, Lena and Oprah. Both of them say the same thing. They thought food noise was normal. Then the medicine stopped it. Notice the last big point: the medicine only works when people keep taking it.
Skills practised: Students practise reading short sentences for facts. They find names of people and medicines. They answer simple "what" and "who" questions. They list things from the story in their own words. The open questions help them describe a feeling and list facts. The story uses the same key words again and again, which helps students remember new words.
"The Day the Food Noise Stopped"
"New medicines make loud food thoughts go away. But the thoughts come back if people stop the medicine."
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Some people think about food all day long, and they cannot stop. These loud thoughts in their head never go away. Doctors call this feeling . For a long time, no one had a name for it.
New have changed this. The most famous one is a drug called Ozempic. People take a small shot one time each week. The medicine helps them eat less and lose weight slowly.
But the medicines do something else that surprised everyone. They make the food noise go away inside the head. People who take them feel quiet and calm inside. Many say this is the biggest surprise of the medicine.
Lena Smith Parker is one of these people. She is 53 years old and lives in the United States. For many years, she tried hard to lose weight. Voices in her head told her to eat all day long. Then she joined a science test for a new medicine, and the voices stopped right away. "My brain is empty," she said with surprise.
Oprah Winfrey says the same thing about her own life. She thought everyone in the world had food noise. She thought it was just a normal part of life. Now she takes one of the new weight medicines, and the food noise in her head is gone.
But there is one big problem with these medicines. They only work while a person keeps taking them. If a person stops, the food noise comes back fast. Lena stopped the medicine one time after a study ended. She gained back about 18 kilos very quickly. Now she takes a different medicine made by another company.
Doctors are still learning how these new medicines work. They want to understand food noise much better, so they can help more people in the future.
Some people think about food all day long, and they cannot stop. These loud thoughts in their head never go away. Doctors call this feeling . For a long time, no one had a name for it.
New have changed this. The most famous one is a drug called Ozempic. People take a small shot one time each week. The medicine helps them eat less and lose weight slowly.
But the medicines do something else that surprised everyone. They make the food noise go away inside the head. People who take them feel quiet and calm inside. Many say this is the biggest surprise of the medicine.
Lena Smith Parker is one of these people. She is 53 years old and lives in the United States. For many years, she tried hard to lose weight. Voices in her head told her to eat all day long. Then she joined a science test for a new medicine, and the voices stopped right away. "My brain is empty," she said with surprise.
Oprah Winfrey says the same thing about her own life. She thought everyone in the world had food noise. She thought it was just a normal part of life. Now she takes one of the new weight medicines, and the food noise in her head is gone.
But there is one big problem with these medicines. They only work while a person keeps taking them. If a person stops, the food noise comes back fast. Lena stopped the medicine one time after a study ended. She gained back about 18 kilos very quickly. Now she takes a different medicine made by another company.
Doctors are still learning how these new medicines work. They want to understand food noise much better, so they can help more people in the future.
Questions
Check your understanding
- 01
What do doctors call the loud thoughts about food?
- 02
What is the name of the most famous new medicine in the article?
- 03
What happens if a person stops taking the medicine?
- 04
Describe what food noise feels like for the people in the article.
Suggested length: ~50 words
- 05
List two things the new medicines do for the people who take them.
Suggested length: ~50 words
Questions
Check your understanding
- 01
What do doctors call the loud thoughts about food?
- 02
What is the name of the most famous new medicine in the article?
- 03
What happens if a person stops taking the medicine?
- 04
Describe what food noise feels like for the people in the article.
Suggested length: ~50 words
- 05
List two things the new medicines do for the people who take them.
Suggested length: ~50 words