Vocabulary

• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• have to: Must do
• such as: For example; like
• with regard to: Concerning; in relation to.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for that matter: Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
• at the risk of: Used to introduce a statement that may offend or be criticized.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• calorie intake: The amount of calories consumed through food and beverages.
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• by definition: Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
• at the minimum: Not less than the smallest amount or number.
• in terms of
• skipping meals: The act of not eating meals regularly.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• sedentary lifestyle: A way of life that involves little physical activity.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• put forth: To bring into existence
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• sedentary: (Of a job, life style) done while sitting
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• obese: Fat over a long period, so harming your health
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• role: Character played by an actor
• trend: Current style or fashion
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• important: Having power or authority
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• person: Man, woman or child
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• calorie: Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
• abnormal: Not normal, not typical, not usual, not regular
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• wellness: State of being happy, healthy or prosperous
• gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
• menace: Something that threatens or is dangerous
• circumference: Length around an outer boundary, e.g. a circle
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• honorable: Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive
• generalize: To apply a particular idea to a large group
• curry: Indian food made of vegetables, meat and spices
• yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
• overweight: Weighing more than a normal or allowed amount
• deposition: Removal of a person from his or her position