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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #3332 Short Diet

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Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

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The Mediterranean diet is well known for its heart-healthy effects. It even sounds healthful: lots of fruits and veggies, whole grain and legumes. Plus olive oil, a bit of red wine. And fish and poultry instead of red meat. Now a study from Italy confirms that, if you follow the diet, you really can cut your risk of cardiovascular disease. But here's the catch: the benefits seem to only occur if you're financially comfortable or well educated. The finding is in the International Journal of Epidemiology. Researchers tracked 19,000 men and women living in southern Italy during a four-year interval. After controlling for habits like smoking and exercise, the team found that volunteers who stuck more closely to the diet enjoyed greater protection against heart problems—but only for if they were college-educated, or earned more than 40,000 euros a year, or about $47,000.

What is the main condition the speaker laid for actual protection against cardiovascular disease?

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You need to prefer red wine over beer You need to control fish consumption You need to smoke and exercise a lot You need to have good education or good money

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Option 4: "You need to have good education or good money"

Explanation: This option is correct as the text explicitly states that the benefits of the Mediterranean diet in reducing cardiovascular disease risk are observed only among individuals who are financially comfortable or well educated. This aligns directly with the main condition laid out by the speaker.

Option 1: "You need to prefer red wine over beer"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not mention a preference for red wine over beer as a condition for protection against cardiovascular disease. The focus is on the overall Mediterranean diet rather than specific beverage choices.

Option 2: "You need to control fish consumption"

Explanation: This option is incorrect as the text does not suggest that controlling fish consumption is a condition for protection. Instead, it highlights the inclusion of fish in the Mediterranean diet as beneficial, without any stipulation on limiting it.

Option 3: "You need to smoke and exercise a lot"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text states that the researchers controlled for habits like smoking and exercise. Therefore, these factors are not conditions for achieving protection against cardiovascular disease.

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