# Nutrition Expert

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- CEFR: C2 (Proficient)
- Theme: Food & Drink
- Words: 23
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Nutrition vocabulary for expert-level discussion of diet and health, covering sustenance, satiety and the macronutrients and micronutrients that fortify a…

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## Word list

* **sustenance** /ˈsʌstənəns/: Food and drink thought of simply as what keeps a body going. — “They had walked all day with almost no **sustenance**.”
* **pescatarian**: Eating fish and seafood but no meat from animals or birds. — “I've been **pescatarian** for about five years now.”
* **malnutrition** /ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃən/: Serious ill health caused by not getting enough food, or not enough of the right kinds of it. — “The charity treats children suffering from **malnutrition**.”
* **wolf down**: To eat something very fast and greedily, in only a few big bites. — “Don't **wolf down** your lunch at your desk every day.”
* **satiety** /sɑˈtaɪəˌti/: The pleasant feeling of being full that stops you wanting any more food. — “Protein at breakfast gives a stronger sense of **satiety** until lunch.”
* **fortified** /ˈfɔrtəˌfaɪd/: Made with extra vitamins or minerals added to it so that it is healthier. — “She buys **fortified** cereal because the children need more iron.”
* **macronutrient**: a substance the body needs in large quantities, such as protein, fat or carbohydrate. — “Protein is an important **macronutrient** for muscle growth.”
* **micronutrient**: a substance the body needs only in small quantities, such as a vitamin or mineral. — “Iron is a **micronutrient** found in red meat.”
* **microbiome**: the community of bacteria living in a person's digestive system that affects their health. — “A varied diet supports a healthy gut **microbiome**.”
* **emaciated** /ɪˈmeɪʃiˌeɪtɪd/: extremely thin, usually because of severe lack of food. — “The stray dog looked **emaciated** and weak.”
* **satiate**: To satisfy hunger completely. — “Two courses were enough to **satiate** even the largest appetite.”
* **caloric** /kəˈlɔrɪk/: Relating to the amount of energy in food. — “The **caloric** value is printed per hundred grams.”
* **proteinaceous** /ˌproʊtɪˈneɪʃəs/: Containing or consisting of protein. — “The residue turned out to be **proteinaceous** rather than fatty.”
* **assimilate** /əˈsɪməˌleɪt/: To take food into the body and use it. — “The body cannot **assimilate** iron without vitamin C.”
* **inanition**: Extreme weakness caused by lack of food. — “The report attributed three deaths to **inanition** rather than disease.”
* **repast**: A meal. — “A simple **repast** of bread, olives and cheese was laid out.”
* **victuals**: Food and drink, especially a supply of it. — “The manifest lists **victuals** for forty men for six weeks.”
* **comestible**: Something that can be eaten. — “Every **comestible** in the cabin had been sealed in tin.”
* **surfeit** /ˈsɜrfət/: Too much of something, especially food. — “A **surfeit** of rich food left the whole party unwell.”
* **gustatory**: Relating to the sense of taste. — “The essay treats memory as a largely **gustatory** thing.”
* **nutriment**: Something that provides what the body needs to grow. — “There is little **nutriment** in white bread beyond the energy.”
* **emollient**: Softening, especially of food or texture in the mouth. — “Slow cooking gives the meat an almost **emollient** quality.”
* **replete** /riˈplit/: Having eaten so much that you could not eat any more. — “**Replete** and half asleep, nobody moved from the table for an hour.”

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