Vocabulary

• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• dry skin: A skin condition characterized by a lack of moisture in the skin, often causing itching, scaling, and cracking.
• lead to: To result in some action
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• such as: For example; like
• due to: Because of; owing to
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• beverage: A drink other than water
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
• nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• ingest: To eat, drink, or swallow something
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• dehydration: The state of not having enough water
• important: Having power or authority
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• bowel: End part of the intestine, connected to the anus
• mug: Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• constipation: Unable to empty your bowels as often as you should
• absorption: Process of being absorbed e.g. liquid, attention
• person: Man, woman or child
• decomposition: State of decay or rot
• dehydrate: To cause (skin, body) to lose water that is needed
• lime: White containing calcium used in farming