If you're someone who is quite careful about what you eat and likes to be healthy, then you might want to find out about what's being hailed as the latest super food.

A 'super food' is a term used to describe food that's very good for you. So far, the 'super foods' category has included blueberries, nuts, tomatoes and garlic.

But new research has found that yet another type of food deserves to be added to the list. Find out what it is!

You can download the script and audio for this programme from the 'Extras' section below.

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	The New Super Food

Vocabulary

it has beneficial properties
it has qualities which make it good for your health

to be used for medicinal purposes
to be used to help treat or prevent illness

a cross-section of the population
a group of people that's typical of the population as a whole, with a range of ages, lifestyles, races, etc.

a sample
a small part or amount of something that's examined in order to find out something about the whole
Example: The doctor took a blood sample to check for diabetes.

DNA
a substance that carries information in the cells of the body and controls how our bodies function and change

a decrease
a fall in the amount of something
Example: There was a decrease in the level of DNA damage.

they are more resistant
they are not so easily damaged

a clique
a kind of special, informal club or group that is not always very easy to become part of

air freighted
transported by plane (usually refers to goods)

it's versatile
it can be used in many different ways

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