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A serious lack of food that continues for a long time and causes many people in a country to become ill or die
famine
Natural substances found in food that are necessary to keep your body healthy. Each one is given a name using a letter of the alphabet.
vitamins
Weak or ill because you do not eat enough, or because you do not eat enough of the right foods
malnourushed
altering the genes of food
genetically
modified foods.
fattening and unhealthy but popular food
Fast food
Units for measuring how much energy you get from food
calories
Of food: providing the substances that people need in order to be healthy
nutritious
The parts of fruit, vegetables and grain that your body cannot digest
fibre
Substances found in food that supply your body with heat and energy
carbohydrate
type of medicine when you need to go to a doctor
conventional medicine
Describing food that has had chemicals or other substances added to i
precessed
Someone who chooses not to eat meat or fish
vegetarian
Heavier than you should be.
overweight
having a bad physical reaction as a result of eating some kind of food.
allergic
type of medicine like : aroma therapy...
alternative medicine
A condition in which someone is too fat, in a way that is dangerous for their health
obesity
Natural substances found in some foods that you need for good health
minerals
Food that has recently been picked, caught or prepared
fresh
not enough food
food shortages
being friendly to your patient
bedside manners
A substance found in food such as meat, eggs and milk that people need in order to grow and be strong
protein
Oil found in meat
fat
A substance in your blood that can cause heart disease if you have too much of it
cholesterole
to consume sufficient quantities of the different food groups.
a balanced diet
something you don't want to talk about because it can make others unhappy or uncomfortable
touchy subject