Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• have to: Must do
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• amount: Quantity of something
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• aid: To help others and provide things
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
• vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• irritation: Feeling or state of being annoyed or upset
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
• dilute: To make something weaker or less efficient
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• potassium: A common, soft, silvery white metal with many uses
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• burn: To destroy with fire
• erosion: Process of wearing away by water, wind, or ice
• enamel: A glass-like substance, glossy covering of an object; The covering of a tooth.
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• esophagus: The passage between the pharynx and the stomach
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• acidity: Level to which something is acidic
• cider: Alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit (apples)
• tablespoon: Large spoon that is used for measuring ingredients
• tolerable: Able to be endured or suffered; acceptable
• heartburn: Burning sensation in the chest, e.g. indigestion
• teaspoon: Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee
• acetic: Concerning or containing acetic acid