'Teenager blinded by chips and junk food diet - News Review'

10:48 Nov 11, 2021
'A British teenager has been \'blinded\' by eating a diet of nothing but chips, crisps and other junk food for the last 10 years. This has led to a vitamin shortage and caused irreparable damage to his eyesight.  The story Experts are warning about the dangers of fussy eating. It\'s after a medical journal reported the case of a 17-year-old who suffered severe damage to his eyesight after living on a diet of chips and crisps since leaving primary school. Tests have revealed he had severe vitamin deficiencies and malnutrition.  Key words and phrases go (blind) become (blind)  • I went blind due to a bike accident I had when I was younger.   • When she opened the fridge, the smell made her realise that the milk had gone off.    fussy not easily pleased regarding certain things  • I can be very fussy about who I date. That\'s why I\'m single. I don\'t want just anyone. • He used to be such a fussy eater, but now he\'s an adult, he\'ll eat anything.  deficiency not having enough of something  • Due to excessive use, the Earth could soon have a resource deficiency.  • Due to a deficiency in available staff, the shop will be closing early today.   Language challenge  In US English, they say ‘potato chips’. In UK English, we say: a) French fries        b) chips c) crisps  For the answer, watch this on our website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-11/session-106  [Cover: Getty Images]  Learning English is easy! Improve your English with our free English videos and lessons on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and English exams.  Please use English when you comment.   For more free English lessons and videos visit our website: http://www.bbclearningenglish.com' 

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