Vocabulary

• ketogenic diet: A high-fat, very low-carbohydrate diet that forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• courtesy of: Provided or permitted by (someone or something).
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• get about: To go out a lot; travel widely
• turn into: To change to become something else
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• calorie intake: The amount of calories consumed through food and beverages.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• shelf life: The length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable.
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
• night and day: Continuously; all the time.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• trade up: To buy something of a higher value or quality than what you have.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• a wide array: A large and impressive collection or range of things.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• use up: To use all of; consume
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• anything other than: Except for; not including
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• extended period: A long duration of time.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• carbohydrate: Substance providing energy in foods (rice, bread)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• workout: Energetic exercise
• vegan: Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• replace: To use instead of something else
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• longevity: Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• fill: To make something full
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• gluten: Mix of sticky plant proteins found in wheat flour
• intermittent: Occurring at irregular times; off and on
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• calorie: Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• nutritious: Providing nourishment; good to include in the diet
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• saturate: To cause a liquid to not be able to absorb more
• starvation: Extreme hunger; death from lack of food
• micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
• antelope: Deer-like animal with pointed horns
• organically: In a natural way, without a set structure
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• ketogenic: A type of diet that aims to lose fat by eating a lot of foods that are high in fat.
• omega: Last letter in the greek alphabet