Vocabulary Exercise

Unit One
A. Fill in the spaces.

secrete prevent digest sticky dietary

1. People, who eat a lot of junk food, ____secrete___________ smelly

sweat due to the presence of chemicals that enhance taste and color.

2. Natural ___dietry____________ foods such as honey and lasura are

good for the body because they reduce ulcers and other gastrointestinal
disorders.

3. Fiber that melts in water helps to lower the bad cholesterol by

interfering with how the body obtains ___sticky____________
cholesterol.

4. People who do not chew bread and pasta very well have gases because
the stomach and intestines are unable to __digest_____________
carbohydrates very well.

5. To __prevent_____________ infections, be very clean. Hygiene

reduces the possibility of catching diseases.

B. Cross out the OPPOSITE of the word that completes the meaning of the
sentence.

1. Oatmeal, lentil, apples, oranges, strawberries, nuts, cucumbers, carrots

and beans are examples of (soluble, insoluble) fibers. They, all, melt
in water.

2. Yogurt is an alkali that has the (consistency, inconsistency) of cream.

This is why it soothes the stomach in case of heartburn.

3. Gauze pads are placed over a wound to (leak, absorb) the pus it
produces. They need to be continuously changed to reduce
contamination and avoid infection.

4. Sara’s daily diet includes chili, pineapple, orange, fiber and fluids. This
is why she suffers from constant (constipation, diarrhea).

5. Mineral water (excludes, contains) salt. This is why people with

hypertension cannot drink it.

6.
C. Circle the opposite of the word underlined.

1. Dense hair is hair that has more mass in a cubic centimeter than other people.
a. heavy b. thick c. sparse
 2. He is a sedentary person. He hardly moves.
a. sitting b. active c. stationary

3. Water is essential for living things. They cannot live without it.
a. unnecessary b. crucial c. important

4. The cataract patient has cloudy vision.

a. unclear b. hazy c. clear

D. Fill in the spaces.

constipation clot illustrated prognosis soluble

1. Prognosis is used for predicting the outcome of cancer: progressive decline or the
duration of the disease.

2. Because he eats a lot of potatoes and bread without drinking any water, he
constantly suffers from ___ constipation ___________________.

3. I drink soluble vitamin C regularly.

4. Hemophilia is a disease in which the blood does not clot or thicken.

5. The laboratory teacher expected the students to perform the experiment she
illustrated, ______________________.

E. Language of Nutrition: Fill in the spaces.

high deficiency low lack

portion rich balanced prepare

1. Milk is rich in calcium.

2. Food that is low in fiber is high in fat.

3. lack of vitamin B can lead to health diseases related to bones.

4. Iron deficiency results in anemia.

5. A balanced diet includes all the nutrients one needs according to his/her age
and height.

6. A cup of rice is the daily portion of carbohydrate needed by an average

woman. This is about 130 grams.

7. To avoid gaining weight, one needs to prepare his/her meals herself.