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Nutrition vocabulary — C1

Nutrition vocabulary for advanced discussion of diet and health, covering intake, deficiency and metabolism and describing wholesome food against additives, obesity and undernourishment.

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ravenous
/ˈrævənəs/
So hungry that you could eat almost anything, right this minute.
Example: I skipped lunch and I'm absolutely ravenous now.
hearty
/ˈhɑrti/
Big and filling, the kind of meal that keeps you going all day.
Example: We had a hearty stew after the walk.
nourish
/ˈnɜrɪʃ/
To give a person, animal or plant the food it needs to stay alive and grow strong.
Example: A bowl of lentils and greens will nourish you properly.
wholesome
/ˈhoʊlsəm/
Made from simple, natural things and genuinely good for your body.
Example: She grew up on wholesome home-cooked food.
additive
/ˈædətɪv/
A chemical put into packaged food by the maker to keep it longer or improve its colour or taste.
Example: This juice has no artificial additives at all.
intake
/ˈɪnˌteɪk/
The amount of a food or drink that you take into your body over a period.
Example: The doctor told him to cut his salt intake.
intolerance
/ˌɪnˈtɑlərəns/
Being unable to eat a certain food without stomach pain or bloating.
Example: She has a lactose intolerance, so no milk in her coffee.
deficiency
/dɪˈfɪʃənsi/
a lack of something the body needs, such as a vitamin or mineral.
Example: A vitamin D deficiency can cause tiredness.
metabolism
/məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm/
the chemical processes in the body that turn food into energy.
Example: Exercise can help speed up your metabolism.
supplement
/ˈsʌpləmənt/
a tablet or pill containing vitamins or minerals, taken alongside meals to improve health.
Example: She takes a vitamin supplement every morning.
palatable
/ˈpælətəbəl/
Pleasant enough to eat, though not delicious.
Example: Hospital food is palatable and not much more.
roughage
The part of food that the body cannot digest but needs.
Example: Bran was the cheapest source of roughage on the ward menu.
digestive
/daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/
Relating to how the body breaks down food.
Example: The digestive system is far slower than most people assume.
antioxidant
/ˌæntiˈɑksədənt/
A substance in food thought to protect the body from damage.
Example: Every label now claims some kind of antioxidant benefit.
undernourished
/ˌʌndərˈnɜrɪʃt/
Not having had enough food to stay healthy.
Example: A third of the children arrived visibly undernourished.
dietary
/ˈdaɪəˌtɛri/
Relating to the food a person normally eats.
Example: The form asks about dietary needs before the wedding.
obesity
/oʊˈbisəti/
The condition of being extremely overweight.
Example: The report links obesity to the price of fresh food.
abstain
/əbˈsteɪn/
To choose not to eat or drink something.
Example: He decided to abstain from sugar for the whole of January.
ration
/ˈræʃən/
A fixed amount of food allowed to one person.
Example: Each ration was weighed out and recorded in a book.