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In this programme, Dan and Neil discuss how your food affects your mood, and teach you six items of vocabulary.This weeks question:How many bacteria are there in the human body? a) 39 million b) 39 billion c) 39 trillionListen to the programme to find out the answer.Vocabularygutyour stomach and other organs through which food passes and is digestedanxietyfear or worrygermsvery small organisms which often cause diseasefermented(of food or drink) having gone through a process where sugars are changed into acids and alcoholdiet(here) the kinds of food and drink eaten by people in an areait’s not rocket scienceit’s not difficult to understandTranscriptNote: This is not a word for word transcriptHello and welcome to 6 Minute English– the show that brings you an interesting topic, authentic listening practice and six items of incredibly useful vocabulary. Im Dan…And Im Neil. Now, a favourite topic today: food, and how food can influence your mood. Dan, tell me, what food makes you happy?Oh, you know, ice cream, chocolate… chocolate always puts a smile on my face.And a few inches round your waistline! Sadly, the research we’ll be looking at today doesn’t suggest you eat more chocolate… but it does talk about bacteria!Bacteria – those simple, small organisms – they make me happy?Absolutely, the so-called ‘good’ bacteria do! We’ll get to that, but first we’ll look at today’s question. How many bacteria are there in the human body? a) 39 million b) 39 billion c) 39 trillionThey are pretty small. I’m going to go for c) 39 trillion.Well, we’ll find out if you’re right… by counting them one by one.That’s going to take longer than six minutes!Yes it is, so let’s get moving! Scientists believe your mental state is connected to the bacteria in your gut.My gut - my stomach and the other organs my food passes through…Yes. Researchers at McMaster University in Canada and University College Cork in Ireland have found that certain bacteria help reduce anxiety in mice…Anxiety – the stat