sustenance
/ˈsʌstənəns/Food and drink thought of simply as what keeps a body going.
Example: They had walked all day with almost no sustenance.
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Nutrition vocabulary — C2
Nutrition vocabulary for expert-level discussion of diet and health, covering sustenance, satiety and the macronutrients and micronutrients that fortify a pescatarian's meal against malnutrition.
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22pescatarian
Eating fish and seafood but no meat from animals or birds.
Example:
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.
Example:
The charity treats children suffering from malnutrition.
wolf down
To eat something very fast and greedily, in only a few big bites.
Example:
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.
Example:
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.
Example:
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.
Example:
Protein is an important macronutrient for muscle growth.
micronutrient
a substance the body needs only in small quantities, such as a vitamin or mineral.
Example:
Iron is a micronutrient found in red meat.
microbiome
the community of bacteria living in a person's digestive system that affects their health.
Example:
A varied diet supports a healthy gut microbiome.
emaciated
/ɪˈmeɪʃiˌeɪtɪd/extremely thin, usually because of severe lack of food.
Example:
The stray dog looked emaciated and weak.
satiate
To satisfy hunger completely.
Example:
Two courses were enough to satiate even the largest appetite.
caloric
/kəˈlɔrɪk/Relating to the amount of energy in food.
Example:
The caloric value is printed per hundred grams.
proteinaceous
/ˌproʊtɪˈneɪʃəs/Containing or consisting of protein.
Example:
The residue turned out to be proteinaceous rather than fatty.
assimilate
/əˈsɪməˌleɪt/To take food into the body and use it.
Example:
The body cannot assimilate iron without vitamin C.
inanition
Extreme weakness caused by lack of food.
Example:
The report attributed three deaths to inanition rather than disease.
repast
A meal.
Example:
A simple repast of bread, olives and cheese was laid out.
victuals
Food and drink, especially a supply of it.
Example:
The manifest lists victuals for forty men for six weeks.
comestible
Something that can be eaten.
Example:
Every comestible in the cabin had been sealed in tin.
surfeit
/ˈsɜrfət/Too much of something, especially food.
Example:
A surfeit of rich food left the whole party unwell.
gustatory
Relating to the sense of taste.
Example:
The essay treats memory as a largely gustatory thing.
nutriment
Something that provides what the body needs to grow.
Example:
There is little nutriment in white bread beyond the energy.
replete
/riˈplit/Having eaten so much that you could not eat any more.
Example:
Replete and half asleep, nobody moved from the table for an hour.
