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Hello this is 6 minute English from BBC learning English. I'm Phil and I'm Georgie. If you ask a woman, are you eating for two?

The phrase has a very specific meaning. You're asking, are you pregnant?

And like many of the idioms we commonly use in English,

this phrase contains a little bit of truth.

A pregnant woman really is eating for two, herself and the baby growing inside her.

The female human body is amazing.

During pregnancy it protects the growing baby by allowing it to take whatever nutrients it needs from the mother.

This means it's the mum to be, not the baby, who experiences any nutritional problems.

It's also the reason why it's so... who experiences any nutritional problems.

It's also the reason why it's so important that pregnant women eat well.

In this program, we'll be finding out how a woman's relationship to food changes during pregnancy and as usual

we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary too.

But first I have a question for you, Phil.

For some pregnant women, finding reliable information on what food to eat can be hard.

Finding out about harmful foods to avoid, on the other other hand is much easier.

So according to NHS recommendations,

which of these foods should pregnant women not eat?

Is it A, chips?

B, oily fish, or C smoked salmon?

I think the answer is C smoked salmon.

Okay, Phil, we'll find out the correct answer at the end of the program.

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