Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• light meals: Small, easy-to-digest meals.
• at least: As a minimum
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• ketogenic diet: A high-fat, very low-carbohydrate diet that forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• average height: The typical or normal height.
• by half: Indicates something is at 50% or to a large but incomplete extent.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• trouble in: Problems or difficulties existing within a specific place or situation.
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in waves: Occurring in large, flowing bursts or groups.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• in sync: Operating or occurring at the same time or rate.
• go away: To go on vacation
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• have to: Must do
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• deal with
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• lean body mass: The mass of the body excluding fat; it includes muscle, bone, water, and organs.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• strength: Condition of being strong
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• couple: To join something to something else
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• carbohydrate: Substance providing energy in foods (rice, bread)
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• hoard: Large amount of hidden (valuable) items
• intermittent: Occurring at irregular times; off and on
• great: Very good; better than before
• calorie: Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
• burn: To destroy with fire
• clinically: With respect to treating and observing patients
• starvation: Extreme hunger; death from lack of food
• inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
• synthesis: Process of making something new out of other ones
• supervise: To watch, direct, and be in charge of
• hunger: Strong desire or need
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• biochemistry: Science of chemical processes in living things
• ketogenic: A type of diet that aims to lose fat by eating a lot of foods that are high in fat.