Health Related Words And Ideas Flashcards
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Cardiovascular disease
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بیماری قلبی و عروقی
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Food chain
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زنجیره غذایی
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Low saturated fat
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کم چربی
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Low cholesterol diet
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رژیم غذایی کم کلسترول
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Synthetic fertilizers
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Ppl prefer crops and vegetables that are grown without synthetic fertilizers.
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Hormones or antibiotics
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Animals which are treated with hormones or antibiotics should not be consumed in food chain.
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A course of medicine
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دوره پزشکی
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A course of antibiotics
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دوره ای از آنتی بیوتیک
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Dementia
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جنون
insanity, psychosis, dementia, lunacy
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Acute
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severe but not lasting very long
They think his sickness is acute rather than chronic.
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Afllict
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to give pain or distress to (a person etc ): She is continually afflicted by/with headaches.
مبتلا کردن
afˈfliction [-ʃən]
♦ noun
Her deafness is a great affliction to her.
مصیبت
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Pastime.C2
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an activity that is done for enjoyment:
Hockey is Canada’s national pastime.
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steer sth back to sth
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I’d like to steer our discussion back to our original topic.
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steer sth through sth
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The new CEO will have to steer the company through choppy waters.
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Steer(V.)
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To direct
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Steer(Management)
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to be in charge of a company, organization, etc.:
We have done a lot of long-term thinking about how we will steer the company.
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steer a course/path
The government will steer a course of stability for the economy.
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To take a series of actions carefully in order to achieve a particular thing:
The government will steer a course of stability for the economy.
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steer clear
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To avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, risky, or dangerous:
steer clear (of sth/sb) He tries to steer clear of an overdraft on his current account. She has managed to steer clear of any suggestion of a conflict of interest. The risks are high, and careful investors should steer clear.
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Steer(n)
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a piece of information or advice:
I need a steer on what to do next.
give sb a steer (on/with sth) Can someone please give me a steer on how to install the software?
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Steer away
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we have to encourage young people to be
more active, as well as steering them away from fast food outlets and bad eating habits.
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Junk food
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Fatty food, Take-away food
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Antidote
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- a chemical, especially a drug, that limits the effects of a poison:
Sales of nerve gas antidotes increased dramatically before the war.
2. a way of preventing or acting against something bad:
Regular exercise is the best antidote to tiredness and depression.
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inoculate
verb [ T ] US /ɪˈnɑk·jəˌleɪt/
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To give a person or animal a vaccine (= substance to prevent disease)
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In Plaster
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In a cast
If a part of your body is in plaster, it has a plaster cast around it to protect it while a broken bone repairs itself:
My leg was in plaster for about six weeks.
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Plaster
مرهم
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Diagnosis
is actually identifying the problem and giving it a name, such as depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Prognosis
is a guess as to the outcome of treatment
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Preventive medicine
Internationally, the possible impact of individualized and preventive medicine on countries with different economic, as well as cultural and social, capabilities should be recognized.
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Protective medicine
that protects the body or one of its parts (as from irritation or injury) vitamins are protectives against certain deficiency diseases.
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Iron/ vitamin Deficiency
Deficiency OF safe play area for childs.
| There are deep deficiency IN law.
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syringe
| noun [ C ]
a tube for collecting blood or other liquids or for putting liquids into the body usually through a needle that can be put under the skin:
As a diabetic, she uses a syringe to inject herself with insulin.
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Ward
a large room in a hospital which is used for treating people with similar illnesses or conditions:
the pediatric/maternity ward
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Agony
extreme physical or mental pain or suffering, or a period of such suffering:
[ U ] They put her on painkillers, but they didn’t do enough, and she was in agony.
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To go on sick leave
morakhassi gereftan
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To be admitted to hospital
To be hospitalised
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To administer antibiotic
To give s.o a medicine or medical treatment
Pain killers were administered to the boy
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Administer first-aid
This unit teaches students how to administer first-aid
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Summon/Law
1. a demand to appear in a particular place, esp. in a court of law:
I received a summons to appear in court on June 25th
2. an order to come and see someone:
They sat there as if they were waiting for some sort of summons.
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summon verb [ T ]
(PRODUCE STRENGTH)
C2 to increase your courage or strength, especially with an effort:
It took me six months to summon (up) the courage to ask him out for a drink.
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To crease up
to laugh a lot, or make someone else laugh a lot:
The look on his face just creased me up.
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Be IN poor health
mariz budan
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Adverse effect
Dire effect
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To act negligently
بی احتیاطی
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A streaming cold
A heavy cold
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Absolutely essential/ terrible
Necessary/ Crucial/ useless/ Vital
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Adverse reaction
Negative reaction
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An infectious disease
mosri
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Arthritis
Men are affected by arthritis
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Asserts
تاکیید کردن
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Build up resistance
Eating the right food will help to build up resistance to disease
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Build up strength
ghavi shodAN
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Cardiovascular disease
coronary heart disease
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Cholesterol
colestrol
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Compound (v)
Worsen/ Severe drought has compounded food shortages in the region. X compounded the problem.
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conceivably
Imaginable/ Books on every conceivable subject lined one wall.
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Contamination
A nuclear accident may cause contamination of the surrounding area
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Conventional med
old fashion
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Diet-related
Dietician
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Dire consequences
پیامدهای ناگوار
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Discreetly
careful not to cause embarrassment, mahramaaneh
| The family made discreet enquiries about his background.
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Emission
Release of a gas
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Examine
Analyse, assess
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Extremely probable
Anxious/ addictive/ controversial/ disappointing/ overweight/ difficult
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Fall ill
mariz shodan
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Fertiliser
Chemical materials used by farmers to help grow corp
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Fight off the infection
The stronger the immune system the better ppl are able to fight off infection
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Food additive
Chemicals added to food
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Food chain
zanjireye ghazaiy
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Gentle exercise
varzeshe kam
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Handful of s.th
small number of
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High-powered job
High-powered jobs lead to nervous strain
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Highly probable/
Skilled/ valued/ additive/ unusual/ recommended/ educated
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Holistic medicine
درمان همه جانبه
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Immense
Very large/ The immense cost of examination
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Immune system
Kids immune system is not properly developed an can easily be hurt
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Incurable
The AIDS virus is incurable
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Inflammation
Painful inflammation of joint may require surgery
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Insidious
موذی High blood pressure is an insidious condition which has few symptoms.
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Instrumental
useful The new drug was instrumental in eradicating the incurable disease
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Low cholesterol diet
Low saturated fat
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Low-carb phenomenon
The widespread awareness of the low-carb phenomenon has led many consumers to check food labels while trying to lose weight
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Massive heart attack
vs. Minor illnesses
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Minerals
mavade madani
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Nervous strain
feshare asabi
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Notion
نظریه
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Nutritional components
mavade moghavi
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Petrochemicals
Chemicals derived from petrol or natural gas
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Pharmaceuticals
داروها
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Plenty of liquid
meghdare ziadi mayeat
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Poisonous
Toxic
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Staggering sums
مبالغ هنگفت Tobacco industries are allowed to spend staggering sums on ads
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Soldier on
To continue despite difficulty I had no choice just to soldier on to victory.
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Short-sighted
بینش کوتاه
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Sedentary
kam taharok
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Rheumatism
She suffered from rheumatism
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Respiratory diseases
بیماریهای تنفسی
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Resilience
Taab avari Ppl showed a remarkable resilience during the war.
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Remedies
darman
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Reduce stress level
kam kardane stress
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Recuperate
To recover
to become stronger and better again after an illness or injury:
After leaving the hospital, he continued to recuperate at home.
a lengthy recuperation
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Radiation
A form of energy from nuclear power which is dangerous for humans and animals
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Proper diet
High in fibre low in fat
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Strain after
She was straining after each note as if it hurt her to sing, which it probably did.فشار بعد از
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Strain for effect
فشار برای اثر he always seems to be straining for effect
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Strain(N1)
S.t that causes anxiety, worry or difficulty Loss of funding has put a lot of strain on the day-care center
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Strain(N2)
physical pressure: The bookcase collapsed under the strain.
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Strain(N3)
an injury caused by working the muscles too hard Running puts a strain on your heart.
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Strain(N4)
Different types A new strain of the virus has been found.
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Strain(V1)
To separate Strain the liquid and discard the vegetables.
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Strain(V2)
To cause anxiety or problems These extra costs have strained our financial resources.
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Strain(V3)
CREATE PRESSURE I had to strain to hear the audio.
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Strain(V4)
To cause an injury by working the muscles too hard I strained my back carrying those boxes.
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Stress-related
marboot be stress
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Substance
Material
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Suffer from a chronic disease
To have a disease which usually lasts throughout a person’s life
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Synthetic
مرکب از مواد مصنوعی opposite of organic
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Therapeutic
darmaani
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Taking up the habit
aadat kardan
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To aid digestion
Eating yogurt with probiotic bacteria aids digestion
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To be in poor health
Not very well
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To conduct
Authorities must conduct aggressive anti-smoking campaigns
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To depict C2
portray
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To have an operation
amal dashtan
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To make recovery
khoob shodan
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To mandate
dastoor dadan
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To relieve
تسلیto make something bad or painful less severe:
The addition to the school will relieve overcrowding.
She was given morphine to relieve the pain.
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To Spread
Flu can easily spread from one person to another
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To respond to treatment
پاسخ به درمان
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To take exercise
varzesh kardan
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To take an overdose
Take too much of drug
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Untimely/premature death
Death at too early an age
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Unveiling products
پرده برداری
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Vast sums
Tax is collected in vast sums
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Virile
(of a man) full of strength, power, and energy in a way that is considered sexually attractive: The ads show virile young men playing on the beach.
Virile, clean-shaven
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Welfare state
a political system in which the government pays for health care and other social benefits for its citizens, or a nation that operates under this system
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Eat in moderation
She has also learned to eat in moderation and watch her portion sizes
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Nourishing meals
(meals that are healthy and nutritious)
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Suffer/sustain
serious injuries
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Broken/fractured
a bone
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Minor ailment
بیماری جزئی
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Alleviate
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The alleviation of poverty
To make pain or problems less severe:
The medicine did nothing to alleviate her discomfort.
کم کردن
subtract, diminish, deduct
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Obesity, diabetes and heart disease are on the increase
Populations in developed countries are increasingly overweight
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Many young people have grown up on a diet of convenience foods
Exercise burns calories and helps to build healthy bones and muscles
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More and more people, including young children are seriously overweight
They are at risk of heart disease and diabetes
This situation will increase the burden on hospitals and taxpayers
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Governments should promote a healthy diet and regular exercise
There should be more time for sports on school timetables
| Unhealthy junk food should be banned from school menus
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People need information about what foods contain
| Food packaging must show the food’s nutritional content
The government should recommend eating five portions of fruit and vegetables per day
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Everyone has access to the same quality of care and treatment
Private healthcare is unfair because only wealthy people can afford it
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State hospitals are often very large and difficult to run
Private hospitals have shorter waiting lists for operations and appointments
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For example, acupuncture can be used to treat backache
Herbal medicines can be used to treat allergies or viruses
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Many alternative medicines have not been tested scientifically
They may have no beneficial effect at all
| They may cause unknown side effects
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Many alternative medicines have not been tested scientifically
An illness could get worse without treatment from a doctor
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Unemployment is a major cause of stress
Children may be affected by their parents’ relationship problems
Tests and exams can also cause stress
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Stress can be reduced by taking regular exercise and eating a healthy diet
It is also important to get sufficient sleep and make leisure time a priority
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People should work less overtime and take regular holidays
Work-life balance
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Undersleep
Sleep deprivation
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stigma
شرم آور
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Healthy learning-related activities
Sleep deprivation shuts down your learning activity
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dementia
زوال عقل
Lack of sleep can result in dementia
a medical condition that affects especially old people, causing the memory and other mental abilities to gradually become worse, and leading to confused behaviour:
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's disease.
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Short sleep predicts all-cause mortality
Sleep is a non-negotiable biological necessity
