Health and Nutrition Vocabulary in Spanish

Los alimentos

The foods

Los lácteos

The dairy products

El sabor

The flavor

Es saludable/sano/malsano

It is healthy/sanitary/unhealthy

(no) tengo hambre/sed/sueno

(I am not) hungry/thirsty/sleepy

Protege contra el cáncer

Protects against cancer

Combate la obesidad

Fights obesity

Reduce el riesgo de enfermedades

Reduces the risk of diseases

Evitar comer

Avoid eating

Saltarse el desayuno

Skipping breakfast

Llevar una dieta equilibrada

Following a balanced diet

Ingredientes frescos

Fresh ingredients

Fumar cigarrilos

Smoking cigarettes

Fumar porros

Smoking joints

Tomar drogas blandas/duras

Taking soft/hard drugs

Es un malgasto de dinero

It is a waste of money

Es un vicio muy caro

It is a very expensive vice

Es perjudicial para la salud

It is harmful to health

Provoca mal aliento

Causes bad breath

Daña los pulmones

Damages the lungs

Mancha los dientes de amarillo

Stains teeth yellow

Causa el fracaso escolar

Causes school failure

Tiene muchos riesgos

Has many risks

Te relaja

It relaxes you

Te quita el estrés

It relieves stress

Es fácil engancharse

It is easy to get hooked

Cedí ante la presión de grupo

I gave in to peer pressure

Ya he empezado a + inf

I have already started to + infinitive

A partir de ahora intentaré + inf

From now on I will try to + infinitive