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Euthanasia
the practice (illegal in most countries) of killing without pain a person who is suffering from a disease that cannot be curedsynonymmercy killing They argued in favour of legalizingvoluntary euthanasia(=people being able to ask foreuthanasiathemselves).
cosmic
Extraterrestrial
کیهانی
We all know that in our time the number of people who forgo meat and products of animal origin is steadily increasing, and so the number of places with strictly vegetarian and vegan food is growing, too.
Forgo: to decide not to have or do something that you would like to have or do
Forgo-forwent-forgone
1.خودداری کردن از
2.چشم پوشیدن از
. Everyone hastheir reasonsand basis for such a decision – it can be simple sympathy to animals or problems with the stomach and digestion. Someone takes it as for granted, someone is categorical and adverse
Basis. : important fact ,bases(p)
Coming back to the subject of food one can’t forget about such devastating and scary phenomena of modernity as anorexia and overweight.
These two are really dangerous because if they don’t cause the death – they cause irreparable harm to health.
Anorexia :an emotionaldisorder, especially affecting young women, in which there is anabnormalfear of being fat, causing the person to stop eating, leading to dangerous weight loss
Irreparable :impossibletorepairor makerightagain
Our high-speed lifestyle impacts us in many ways, and insomnia is one of the main effects of it.
Insomnia
Nowadays it is a very burning issue because many people can’t sleep without watching movies or surfing the Web from their smartphones or just thinking thoughts through.
Some even don’t decide insomnia as illness and its influence on vital activity has unforeseen and painful consequences.
Health care service
One of the most critical issues concerning health is the cost of it. Nowadays there are ways to get free treatment as well as the paid.
However, there are pitfalls in both options. Really, what’s the truth? Is it better to spend amounts of money and feel safe or to spend nothing and have doubts about the quality of treatment? I think the opinions here sharply vary
Pitfall: alikelymistakeorproblemin asituation تله
Obesity, most often caused by prolonged poor diet, is associated with an increased risk of several serious chronic illnesses, including diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, as well as possibly being associated with increased risk of mental health issues including depression
Is associated with ….
Hypertension فشار خون
Hyperlipideamia چربی خون
In an attempt to promote better health of the population and reduce the burden of obesity and related health conditions on the NHS, the recent government white paper Healthy Lives, Healthy People has identified improvements in diet and lifestyle as a priority in public health policy
Attemp Promot Population Reduce the burden of obesity and related health conditions on... As a priority in public health policy
It is widely accepted that students leaving home to attend university are likely to experience a significant shift in their lifestyle, including their diet, and this is supported by research evidence from the UK and other European countries
Widely
Likely
Significant shift in their lifestyle
This is supported by research evidence from…
This may encompass increased alcohol intake, reduced intake of fruit and vegetables, and increased intake of processed or fatty foods, as well as impacting on overall eating patterns
Encompass: toincludedifferenttypesof things دربرگرفتن
Intake of sth
Alcohol intake
Fatty food
As well as impacting on overall eating patterns
Results of a study including 80 undergraduate students from Scotland found that around a quarter of participants never consumed breakfast.
Including
Participants
Consume
Skipping breakfast habitually has been shown to be associated with increased risk of obesity and overweight amongst adolescents Skipping Habitually Be associated with Adolescents
The precise reasons for this are not entirely clear, although it could be due to increased snacking, on energy-dense, high-fat foods later in the day.
Precise: exact
A systematic review of studies by Shepherd et al. (2005, p. 239) found that the major barriers to healthy eating included access to healthy foods, relative prices and personal preference, for example liking fast foods
Barriers
Personal preference
For example, evidence from the Coventry University study suggests that while undergraduate males were influenced by media images and were motivated to look good, this did not necessarily translate to improved healthy food choices.
Were influenced
Were motivated
Necessarily translate
Instead, this appears to be associated with an increased risk of disordered eating within this group, alongside increased use of supplements such as protein powders, creatine and amino acids. This approach also led to increased intake of protein-rich foods but very little fruit and vegetable intake. Appear Alongside: together with Supplement This approach Led to increased intake of
there is still only a limited understanding of the underlying factors influencing eating habits in undergraduate students.
Underlying
All participants also agreed that they ate snacks on a regular basis, particularly where it was inconvenient to eat meals at regular intervals, and where breakfast was skipped
Was inconvenient to eat meals at regular intervaks
It is clear that there is some truth to the assumption that undergraduate students in the UK live on a relatively unhealthy diet. While the reasons for this may be somewhat complex, convenience and cost appear to play a major role in the diet decisions which are made by this group. It
Assumptions فرض
Live on relatively unhealthy diet
Play a major role
