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Food is life; it gives us the nourishment(营养)【小题1】(need) to stay alive and be healthy. Usually, we eat because we are hungry or need energy. Brian Wansink, a professor at the University of Illinois, 【小题2】 (say) we also eat certain foods【小题3】they make us feel good, and remind us of happy memories. Wansink calls this kind of food comfort food. For some people, ice cream is a comfort food. 【小题4】others, a bowl of noodles makes them feel good.

How does a food become comfort food? 【小题5】is believed by Professor Wansink that we connect food with important times, feelings, and people in our lives. “When I was a child, my mother made a delicious soup; I loved it.” Now, I often have this soup when I am tired or 【小题6】 (worry). And it helps me feel better,” says one of Wansink’ s friends.

Do men and women choose different comfort foods? Wansink’s research (研究) at the University of Illinois says “yes”. In his study, the favorite comfort for both men and women was ice cream. After this, men usually preferred hot, delicious foods like soup or noodles, 【小题7】women liked sweet things such as chocolate and candies. Men and women like to eat comfort foods when they are happy, but women eat these foods 【小题8】( much) when they are sad or worried.

【小题9】 (general) speaking, not all comfort foods are junk foods. About 40 percent of the comfort foods in Wansink’s study were healthy dishes, soups and vegetables. It shows that a comfort food can be 【小题10】(benefit) and good to you.