OBESITY
Exercise 1. Topic vocabulary:
due
due to
to be due to
burden, n
succumb, v
premature, adj
obese, adj
obesity, n
curtail, v
overindulgence, n
injurious, adj
secure, v
hazard, n
convince, v
span, n
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[dju:]
[bə:dn]
[sə'kʌm]
['premətə]
[əu'bi:s]
[əu'bi:siti]
[kɜ:'teɪl]
[əuvərin 'dʌldʒəns]
[ɪn'dʒuərɪəs]
[sɪ'kjuə]
['hæzəd]
[kən'vins]
[spæn]
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належний
внаслідок
обумовлюватися
тягар;вага;ноша
вмерти (від чогось)
передчасний
гладкий, ожирілий
гладкість; ожиріння
скорочувати, урізувати
надмірне зловживання
шкідливий
забезпечувати безпеку
ризик
переконувати
тривалість життя
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Exercise 2. Give Russian equivalents to the following English ones:
Heavy burden, shortening of the life span, premature death from, average or below average, obese individuals, retention of normal weight, preventive medicine, the energy requirement of the body, a daily caloric intake, a positive energy balance, dietary habits, excessive amounts of starchy food, compensative diminution, risk in overindulgence, normal gain of weight, consumption of food, to burn the excessive fat, to be due to the efforts.
Exercise 3. Choose the proper definitions for the terms:
1. fat
2. food
3. habit
4. retention
5. overweight
6. obesity
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a). Substance taken in to maintain life and growth.
b). A substance that contains one or more fatty acids and is the principal form in which energy is stored by the body.
c). The condition in which excess fat has accumulated in the body, mostly in the subcutaneous tissue.
d). Inability to pass urine, which is retained in the bladder.
e). Above the weight allowed or desirable.
f). A sequence of learned behavior occurring in a particular context or as a response to particular events.
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