Vocabs related to health

- Overweight ( adj) – underweight

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- Obesity (noun) /əʊˈbiː.sə.ti C1: the fact of being extremely fat, in a way that is
dangerous for health:
A diet that is high in fat and sugar can lead to obesity
- Obese (a)/oʊˈbiːs/extremely fat in a way that is dangerous for health:
She was not just overweight; she was clinically obese.
Teenagers who are obese are often bullies at school
- Eating disorder: ( rối loạn về ăn uống ) A mental illness in which people eat far
too little or far too much food and are unhappy with their bodies.
- Allergy (noun) /ˈæl.ɚ.dʒi/ a condition that makes a person become sick or
develop skin or breathing problems because they have eaten certain foods or
been near certain substances:
- Allergic ( adj)
If I eat nuts, I have an allergic reaction. I cannot breath properly.
- Additive ( noun) /ˈæd.ə.t̬ ɪv/ a substance that is added to food in order to
improve its taste or appearance or to keep it fresh and stop it from decaying:
food additives
This margarine is full of additives - just look at the label!
This food is full of additives so I'm not going to eat it.
- Variety ( noun) vəˈraɪ.ə.t̬ i/
variety noun (CHANGE) B1 the characteristic of often changing and being
different:
When planning meals, you need to think about variety and taste as well as nutritional
value.
- Appetite ( noun)/ˈæp.ə.taɪt /appetite noun (FOOD) The feeling that you want to
eat
I won't have any chocolate, thanks. It will spoil (= reduce) my appetite.
I haven't got much of an appetite (= I am not hungry).
The children all have healthy/good appetites (= they eat a lot).
Both viruses cause fever and loss of appetite.
 - Fibre (noun) /ˈfaɪ.bər/ A substance in foods such as fruit, vegetables and brown
bread, which travels through the body as waste and helps the contents of the
bowels to pass through the body easily.
A diet that is high in fibre is important in order to maintain a healthy body.
- Diabetes (noun) uk /ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.tiːz/ US /ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.t̬ əs/
a disease in which the body cannot control the level of sugar in the blood
Diabetes is becoming much more prevalent ( = common or widespread) amongst
children.
- Prevalent (adj) /ˈprev.əl.əntexisting very commonly or happening often: đang
lưu hành, thịnh hành, phổ biến, thông dụng
These diseases are more prevalent among young children.
Trees are dying in areas where acid rain is most prevalent.

Vocabs related to polution

- Premature (adjective) UK /ˈprem.ə.tʃər/ /prem.əˈtʃʊər/ US /ˌpriː.məˈtʊr/
happening or done too soon, especially before the natural or suitable time:
premature birth/death
premature death, premature babies
- Pollutant : a substance that pollutes:
Sulphur dioxide is one of several pollutants that are released into the atmosphere by
coal-fired power station
One university study suggests that pollutants in the water, air, and soil cause up to
40% of the premature deaths in the world's population.
- up to (adv) adverb used to say that something is less than or equal to but not
more than a stated value, number, or level:
Up to two hundred people were on board the ship.
We can teach dancers up to intermediate level here.
up to preposition (UNTIL)
B1(also up until)
Up to yesterday, we had no idea where the child was.
up to preposition (RESPONSIBILITY)
be up to sb B1
to be the responsibility of someone:
It's up to the manager to make the final decision.
- Sewage (noun) ˈsuː.ɪdʒ/ waste matter such as water or human urine or solid
waste:
Some cities in the world do not have proper facilities for the disposal of sewage.
Raw/untreated sewage is being pumped into the sea, from where it pollutes our
beaches.
the system of carrying away waste water and human waste from houses and
other buildings through large underground pipes or passages
- dispose of something
— phrasal verb with dispose verb
to get rid of something; throw out or destroy:
Every month he must dispose of the oil his restaurant uses to fry potatoes.
Hazardous (adj) /ˈhæz.ə.dəs/ C2
(of substances, materials, activities, or conditions) dangerous:
Hazardous waste must be properly disposed of.
Heavy snow fell overnight, making road conditions hazardous.
hazardous chemicals/substances
Approximately 80% of infectious diseases in the world are caused by
contaminated water
- Infectious (adj) /ɪnˈfek.ʃəs/ C2 (of a disease) able to be passed from one person,
animal, or plant to another:
an infectious disease
contaminate, contamination
ventilation
noun [ U ]
UK /ˌven.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌven.t̬ əlˈeɪ.ʃən/
ventilation noun [U] (PROVIDING AIR)
the movement of fresh air around a closed space, or the system that does this:
Her room had poor ventilation and in summer it became unbearably stuffy.
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