This week's question

How much of the body’s total energy is used up by the brain? Is it:

a) 10 percent

b) 20 percent

c) 30 percent

Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Vocabulary

emotional eating
eating lots of food in response to emotional feelings instead of to hunger

appetite
the feeling that you want to eat food; the desire for food

grab and go
the activity of taking something quickly when you do not have much time

bananas
(slang) silly; crazy

roll your eyes
move your eyes upwards as a way of showing annoyance, boredom or disbelief

patronising
speaking or behaving towards someone as if they were stupid or unimportant

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