Healthy diets/fast food

Question 1

Body mass index (or BMI)

Jason’s body mass index is 27, so he’s a bit overweight.

Answer 1

a weight-to-height ratio that shows if you’re overweight, underweight or at a healthy weight

Question 2

Calorie
[кАлери]
How many calories are there in a can of soft drink?

Answer 2

a unit for measuring the amount of energy we get from food

Question 3

Сarbohydrate
[карбоyхайдрейд]
Is limiting carbohydrates a good way to lose weight?

Answer 3

one of several substances, such as sugar or starch, that provide the body with energy, or foods containing these substances such as bread, potatoes, pasta, and rice

Question 4

Cancer
[кансер]
My cousin died of lung cancer when he was fifty.

Answer 4

a serious illness that is usually difficult to cure and often leads to death

Question 5

Сholesterol
[корестилор]
The test shows you have too much bad
cholesterol in your blood.

Answer 5

a substance in body cells that can cause heart disease if levels in the blood are too high

Question 6

Consume

How many calories should we consume every day?

Answer 6

to eat or drink something

Question 7

Contaminate
[контаминейт]
Food that isn’t stored properly can become contaminated with dangerous bacteria.

Answer 7

to make something a carrier of disease

Question 8

Diabetes
[даябидис]
Being obese is the most common cause of type 2 diabetes.

Answer 8

a serious illness in which your body cannot regulate the amount of sugar in the blood

Question 9

Diet (1)

My doctor said a vegetarian diet rich in plant protein is best.

Answer 9

all the foods a person normally eats

Question 10

Diet (2)

I’ve been on lots of diets but I’m still overweight.

Answer 10

a limited amount or range of food that someone eats to lose weight or become healthier

Question 11

Epidemic

Processed foods are causing a global obesity epidemic.

Answer 11

the sudden spread of a disease or medical condition

Question 12

Fatal
[фейтл]
The heart attack wasn’t fatal. He survived!

Answer 12

causing someone to die

Question 13

Heart disease

Eating healthy food prevents heart disease.

Answer 13

a medical condition in which the heart fails to work properly

Question 14

High blood pressure (or hypertension)
[хайпретеншин]
High blood pressure can cause strokes, can’t it?

Answer 14

a condition in which the blood pressure is higher than it should be

Question 15

Lobby
[лаби]
Local residents lobbied to have the factory shut down.

Answer 15

to try to persuade a politician, the government, or an official group that a particular thing should or should not happen, or that a law should be changed