Is veganism safe for kids? and adictions Flashcards
a disease which children who do not have enough vitamin D can suffer from, in which the bones become soft and not shaped correctly
rickets
to provide people or living things with food in order to make them grow and keep them healthy
to nourish
limiting the freedom of someone or preventing something from growing
restrictive (diet)
a person who helps babies, children and teenagers to eat and drink well
paediatric dietician
not having enough of
deficient in
(of food) having a high calorie content in relation to its weight
energy-dense
any of the chemical substances found in plants and animals that combine to make protein
amino acid
seeds such as beans or peas that are cooked and eaten
pulses
in a way that is enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose
adequately
to grow, develop, or be successful
to thrive
more than anything else (idiom)
first and foremost
what is an addiction?
a condition of using or doing sth habitually or being unable to stop without suffering adverse effects
types of addictions
chemical addictions: alcohol, tobacco, cannabis
non-chemical: (prescription) drugs, gambling, internet, work, exercising, shopping
reasons for addictions
unemployment/expulsion from school, depression, dysfunctional family, child abuse, peer pressure, stress, medical problems, aimless life
consequences of addiction
psychosis ( mental illness that makes a person lose contact with reality), depression, anxiety, proneness to attention deficit disorder (ADHD), OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), cravings, withdrawal symptoms, lung/heart disease, stroke, cancer, accidents, death from overdose