Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• eating healthy: The practice of consuming foods that are beneficial for one's health and well-being.
• go on: To continue doing something
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• have to: Must do
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• spike: The top point in a graph
• intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• starch: Substance in food changed to energy in the body
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• deficiency: Lack of something that is necessary
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• wheat: A kind of grain that is used to make flour
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• index: Number showing how prices, wages changed over time
• fill: To make something full
• yeast: A single-celled fungi used to make bread and beer
• gluten: Mix of sticky plant proteins found in wheat flour
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• colon: Lower part of intestine turning food into waste
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• probiotic: Beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• live: To be alive
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• starchy: Consisting of or containing starch
• oat: Widely grown grain eaten as, or used in, food
• rye: Type of grain used to make flour for certain bread
• flax: Fiber that is woven into linen fabric