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dieters

people actively trying to lose weight by changing what they eat

waging war

aggressively fighting against something

guts

internal organs, especially the stomach and intestines

subtle

not obvious or easy to notice

faintest (idea)

even the smallest or slightest understanding (mostly used negative, as in ‘not having the faintest idea’)

recollection

the act of remembering something

amnesia

a condition causing memory loss

herpes (infection)

a viral disease causing sores or blisters

(temporal) cortex

in general: outer layer of the brain that handles key functions, specifically: brain area involved in hearing and memory

a helping

a single portion of food served

subject

a person taking part in research

to conduct (a study)

to organize and carry out research

crisps

thin, crunchy slices of fried or baked potato

ingenious

very clever and inventive

commonplace

ordinary and widely seen

solitaire

a card game played by one person

slimming

intended to help with weight loss

to enhance

to improve or increase the quality of something

palatable

pleasent or acceptable to taste