Vocabulary

• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in terms of
• in moderation: Not excessively; with restraint.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• at least: As a minimum
• on the label: Printed on the label of a product.
• increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
• balance out: To make or become more equal to another thing
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• once a month: Happening or appearing one time in each month.
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• have to: Must do
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• drop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• spike: The top point in a graph
• substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
• intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
• moderation: Decrease in the amount of something that is high
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• starch: Substance in food changed to energy in the body
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
• workout: Energetic exercise
• tapioca: Cassava starch used to thicken puddings, etc.
• label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• replace: To use instead of something else
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• stable: In a position where something does not fall over
• naturally: In the expected or usual way
• gluten: Mix of sticky plant proteins found in wheat flour
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• business: A company formed for making profit
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• nutritious: Providing nourishment; good to include in the diet
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• granola: Cereal made of rolled oats, dried fruits and nuts
• saturate: To cause a liquid to not be able to absorb more
• inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
• carcinogenic: Describes a substance which causes cancer
• matrix: Rock that surrounds rare stones
• pasta: Type of Italian food, such as spaghetti
• unhealthy: Being in poor health; sickly
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar