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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to be high in ~ |
to contain large amounts of something |
Soda is high in sugar. |
| 2 |
to be a good source of ~ |
to contain large amounts of something good or healthy |
Lemons are a good source of vitamin C. |
| 3 |
to be chock full of ~ |
to contain VERY large amounts of something |
Donuts are chock full of fat and sugar. |
| 4 |
to be non fat |
to contain no fat |
Non fat milk is really watery and has very little flavor. |
| 5 |
to be extra-lean |
of meat, to contain very little fat |
I bought some extra-lean chicken in my quest to lose
weight. |
| 6 |
a balanced diet |
when the foods you eat are healthy and feature a lot of
variety |
Eating a balanced diet in winter is hard, because oranges and
lemons are hard to get. |
| 7 |
recommended daily intake |
the amount of a nutrient or food you are supposed to eat,
according to scientists |
The recommended daily intake of salt is very low. |
| 8 |
diabetes |
a lifetime disease in which your body loses the ability to
regulate sugar in the blood |
After years of eating sugar and cakes, the man got
diabetes. |
| 9 |
to consume ~ |
to take something into your body, via eating or drinking |
I consume alcohol only a few times a week. |
| 10 |
to starve |
to have not enough food to live |
Many children in America are starving because their parents are
too poor to buy food. |
| 11 |
to be artificial |
of a food or ingredient, to be an imitation of something
real |
The soda contained artificial orange flavor, imparted not by
orange juice but by special chemicals. |
| 12 |
whole grains |
seeds of wheat or rice or other cereal crops that have not been
polished or processed |
Whole grains contain the most fiber and nutrition. |
| 13 |
skim-milk |
milk that has had its fat content lowered |
Skim-milk is not as tasty as whole milk. |
| 14 |
to steer clear of ~ |
to avoid something |
I try to steer clear of sugar because it causes tooth
problems. |
| 15 |
to be nutritious |
to contain many nutrients and vitamins |
Spinach is so dark green and nutritious. |
| 16 |
nutrients |
good elements in a food from which your body can gain
energy |
If you boil spinach too long, many of the nutrients are
destroyed. |
| 17 |
a nutritionist |
a person who studies health and food professionally |
He was a nutritionist so he knew a lot about diet and
vitamins. |
| 18 |
to be malnourished |
to suffer physical problems due to lack of food |
Poor children are sometimes malnourished, very thin and
weak. |
| 19 |
to digest ~ |
to turn food into energy inside your body |
Oatmeal and rice are easy to digest for babies. |
| 20 |
coronary heart disease |
a heart problem in which the blood vessels in your heart become
thinner due to buildup of plaque |
Coronary heart disease is a major killer of men and women in
the US. |
| 21 |
anorexia |
a health problem in which a person becomes obsessed with
becoming thin |
My high school friend suffered anorexia; she stopped eating and
her parents had to take her to the hospital. |