UNREGISTERED Fasting 6 600 0 OK, Team, we have an awake1 state. Well, as good as. We've got eyes1 at 60%, ears at 50 and - ouch - watch it, toes1! That's the edge of the bath! Please! Ouch, we've got pain1 receptors going crazy here! You're right, we're certainly awake now. That was one deep1 night's sleep, so I hope no one is complaining1. Yes, stomach1, obviously you're complaining. When don't you? We'll get you working soon. OK, systems check please, everyone. Brain1 - you'd like a bit more blood1, no problem. Got to work hard, you've barely done anything all night. OK, leg muscles1, let's get us into the kitchen and let's check the oil, wipe the screen and refuel. I'm Kathrin Collins, I'm chief dietician at Saint George's Hospital1 in South West London. Your body needs a regular intake of food1, so that's why in virtually every country round the world people would eat two or three meals1 a day naturally. That's what our bodies want us to do. Good work, eyes1, we're registring Crunchy Pops. Excellent, nose1, I'm loving the toasty smell. What's she doing? What's that, oesophagus? One lousy glass1 of cold water coming down? All fine and dandy, but where's the tea1? Where's the choco milk? Where's breakfast1? Come on! Where's she going now? Back in the bedroom? That's it? What's she playing1 at? We want breakfast! We want ... OK, team, we know what's going down - or rather, what isn't. One of her silly skinny1 friends has been telling her she needs to slim1 down. Result: No breakfast. Real result: We'll be running on empty till lunchtime1. If you see food when you're hungry you can feel your tummy1 rumbling because just the sight of food or the smell1 of food will actually get the digestive juices1 flowing into the stomach and the rumbling is actually due to air and fluid in the tummy and in the intestines1 starting to move round just at the sight and smell of food. I don't care, stomach. You can pump up that acid1 as long as you like, she's not going to take any notice. I know, I can smell the eggs1, too. That husband of hers is a cruel1 man. It's goint to be a long morning of mind1 over matter for all of us. The sugar that's in the bloodstream is glucose1, and that provides the instant energy for every single organ1 in our body: your liver1, your kidneys1, your intestines1, your brain and all your muscles require oxygen1 and they also need a source of fuel. And glucose or blood sugar is what we use. Gap-fill exercise Listen to the beginning of the podcast. If necessary, listen to it repeatedly. Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues! Correct! Well done. Some of your answers are incorrect. Incorrect answers have been left in place for you to change. The next correct letter has been added to the answer. 1 0 1 1 6 nextpage.htm 0 25% 1 0 0 Your time is over! Check OK Hint [?] 0 Your score is => <= Index 0 0 0 contents.htm contents.htm Geneva,Arial,sans-serif #C0C0C0 #000000 #FFFFFF #000000 #0000FF #0000CC #000000 http://yourserver.com/cgi-bin/FormMail.pl you@yourserver.com Please enter your name: one two three