Malnutrition (Part 4)－威爾斯美語嘉義分校

Words

according to = as said by
account for = to be responsible for
affect = have an influence on
afford = to have the money to buy something
agriculture = farming
aid = help
avoid = stop
billion = a thousand million
blood pressure = the power with which blood travels through your body
brain = organ inside your head that controls how you feel and think
breastfeeding = to give a baby milk from its mother’s breast instead of from a bottle
cause = reason
cholesterol = chemical substance that is in your blood; too much of it can lead to heart problems
consume = take in
contribute = lead to
currently = at the moment
decay = to be damaged in a natural way
deficiency = not enough of something
depend on = need
developed countries = rich countries in Europe, North America, as well as Japan and Australia
developing countries = poor countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America
diabetes = disease in which there is too much sugar in your blood
diarrhea = illness in which waste comes out of your body in a watery form
digest = to change the food into substances your body can use
disorder = an illness that stops your body from working the way it should
dizziness = feeling unable to stand steadily
drought = long period of dry weather when there is not enough rainfall
emphasize = highlight, stress, call to attention
enrich = to make better
especially = above all
famine = a situation in which many people die of hunger or have little food for a long time
food intake = what you eat
fragile = not strong
functioning = how something works
global = worldwide
government = people who rule a country
habit = routine ; what you do every day
including = also
increase = if something goes up
indigestion = pain that you get when you your stomach cannot break down the food and use it the way it should
iron = metal that is found in very small quantities in food and blood
lack = not enough, shortage of
major = important
malnourish = not having the right things to eat
mortality = the number of deaths among a certain group of people in a year
muscle = pieces of flesh that you use to move things and which connect your bones together
neglect = not care about
nutrient = chemical or food that gives us what we need to survive
nutrition = food
obesity = being fat in an unhealthy way
occur = happen
physical = about the body
protein = a natural substance that is in meat, eggs and beans and that our body needs to grow in the right way
unavailability = when something does not exist
unbalanced diet = too much of the same kind of food
undernourishment = to be healthy and weak because you have not had enough to eat
weakening = to make weaker
weight loss = to lose weight
widespread = very common