Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for instance: As an example.
• at least: As a minimum
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• shed: Small building used for storage
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• obese: Fat over a long period, so harming your health
• favor: Support or approval from people
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• couple: To join something to something else
• intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
• consciously: In a manner that is aware, and on purpose
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• quantity: A large amount of something
• distinction: Special quality that makes something different
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• pervasive: Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
• scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• century: Period of 100 years
• leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
• malnutrition: Not having enough to eat, or having a poor diet
• substantially: In a basic, general manner
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• great: Very good; better than before
• person: Man, woman or child
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• hereditary: Passing from parents to children
• socioeconomic: Of the combination of social and economic issues
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• circumference: Length around an outer boundary, e.g. a circle
• fat: Amount beyond what is usual or necessary
• food: What people and animals eat to live