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Food Issues

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vegetarian
He is __________. = does not eat meat
vegan
She is __________. = doesn't eat any meat products including dairy, eggs, etc.
end up
Many people _________ eating fast food because they don't have time to cook. = do something that you maybe didn't want because you didn't have a plan or time
supplements
She takes vitamin ______. = something that you add to your normal diet to improve it or make it complete
anorexia
______ is especially common among young women. =a mental illness that makes someone stop eating
bulimic
There was a girl in my high school who was ______. = an illness in which a person cannot stop themselves from eating too much, and then vomits in order to control their weight
pesticides
Most farmers use ______. = chemical substances used to kill insects and small animals that destroy crops
herbicides
Some _______ can get into the fruit or vegetable and have bad effects on people. = a substance used to kill unwanted plants
processed
He eats a lot of ______ foods. = when food has substances added to it before it is sold, in order to preserve it, improve its color
preservatives
Many foods in American supermarkets have ______. = chemical substances that are used to prevent food from going bad
gluten
Some people are allergic to ______. = a sticky protein substance that is found in wheat flour
portions
Most American restaurants give very large _____. = an amount of food for one person, especially when served in a restaurant
calories
Ice-cream is very high in _______. = a unit for measuring the amount of energy that food will produce
fattening
Pizza is very ______. = food that is likely to make you fat
carbohydrates
Bread has a lot of ______. = a substance that is in foods such as sugar, bread, potatoes, which provides your body with heat and energy and which consists of oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon
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