Exercise 6: Complete the reading passage with the words or phrases in the box.

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People who eat a lot of fruit and vegetables are less likely to have (36)__________. You should eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. One portion is e.g. a banana, an apple, one slice of melon or pineapple or two plums. (37) ________ that potatoes are not included on that list.

Eating too much salt can (38) ______ your blood pressure. And people with high blood pressure are three times more likely to develop heart disease or have a stroke (39) ________ people with normal blood pressure. 75% of the salt we eat is already in the food we buy, such as breakfast cereals, soups, sauces. So you could easily be eating too (40) _________ salt without realising it.

People who eat a lot of fruit and vegetables are less likely to have (36)__________.