Vocabulary

• off label: Use of a drug for purposes not officially approved.
• slim down: To become thinner, usually by dieting or exercising.
• bang for the buck: The best value or return for the money spent.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• approved for: Officially accepted or allowed.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• have to: Must do
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• shed: Small building used for storage
• mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
• nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• couple: To join something to something else
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• click: To work well with someone or something
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
• gastrointestinal: Concerning, affecting, or including both stomach and intestines
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• guidance: Advice on what to do in school, job, future
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
• drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• regain: To get something back that had been lost
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• slim: Being thin in an appealing way
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• unwanted: Not desired
• reset: To return to the original start or formation
• overweight: Weighing more than a normal or allowed amount
• weekday: Any day of the week except Saturday and Sunday