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
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• 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
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• 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
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• shed: Small building used for storage
• mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• buck: To resist or go against the trend
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• 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
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
• drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
• caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• battle: Military fight between armies
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• regain: To get something back that had been lost
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• slim: Being thin in an appealing way
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• hunger: Strong desire or need
• reset: To return to the original start or formation
• overweight: Weighing more than a normal or allowed amount
• changer: A person who changes something