Other words and expressions which you might find useful include: information technology / bioclimatology / geopolitics / chemistry / physics / cryogenics + other specialized scientific or
technological fields.
Page 78 Food and diet answers A. 1. calories 2. protein 3. carbohydrate 4. fat 5. fibre (we can also use the word
roughage ) 6. cholesterol
7. vitamin 8. mineral (we often talk about the vitamin or mineral
content of a food) 9. overweight (if somebody
is very overweight, we can say they are
obese ) 10. malnourished 11. nutrition (we often talk about the
nutritional value of a food. The adjective is
nutritious. A person who specializes in the study of nutrition and advises on diets is
called a
nutritionist )
Note: Fats in food come under four categories: saturated fat (which contains the largest amount of hydrogen
possible); unsaturated fat; polyunsaturated fat (which is less likely to be converted into cholesterol in the
body); and monounsaturated fat