Food,health,medicine 2

lobby(verb)

to contact people with power like politicians and try to influence them for your benefit

malnutrition (noun)

a condition of weakness or illness caused by eating too much food, not enough food or unhealthy food

market(Verb)

to use advertising and other persuasive methods to make people want a product

nutrient (noun)

a substance in food that is necessary for good health

nutritious (adjective)

(of food or drinks) containing substances we need in order to be healthy

pescetarian (adjective)

(of a diet) including vegetarian food and fish, but no other meat

preservative (noun)

a chemical substance used for preventing food from spoiling or wood from decaying

process (verb)

to add chemicals or other substances to food to make it last longer or look or taste better

regulate (verb)

to use official powers or laws to control an activity, process or industry

saturated fat (noun)

a type of fat that's found in butter, cheese, red meat,

etc.

stroke (noun)

the sudden bursting of a blood vessel in the brain that can

cause serious illness or death

trans fat (or trans fatty acid) (noun)

an artificial fat that makes food last

longer and taste better but is very bad for health

vegan (adjective)

(of a diet) with plant foods only; without animal products,

including meat, fish, seafood, eggs, milk, cheese, etc

Delicious/tasty

Delectable/Appetizing/Palatable/Scrumptious/Mouthwatering/Luscious/Yummy/Lip-smacking

/Finger-licking

Enjoyable / pleasant

Pleasing/Satisfying

/Delightful

/Appealing

• Excellent / wonderful

Amazing

/Fantastic

/Extraordinary

/Marvelous/Superb/Terrific/Divine/

Heavenly

Enticing / tempting

Tantalizing/Appealing/Appetizing

/Mouthwatering

Exquisite

изысканный

aches and pains:

minor pains that continue over a period of time

to be a bit off colour

to feel a little ill

to be at death’s door

to be very ill indeed

to be on the mend

to be recovering after an illness

to be over the worst

to have got through the most serious or uncomfortable stage of

an illness

to be under the weather

to not feel well

a blocked nose

when the nose has excess fluid due to a cold

a chesty cough

a cough caused by congestion around the lungs

cuts and bruises

minor injuries

as fit as a fiddle

to be very healthy

to go down with a cold

to become ill

GP

General Practitioner (family doctor)

to have a filling

to have a tooth repaired

to have a tooth out

to have a tooth removed

to phone in sick

to call work to explain you won’t be attending work due to illness

to pull a muscle

to strain a muscle

a runny nose

a nose that has liquid coming out of it

a sore throat

inflammation that causes pain when swallowing