Health vocabulary

To eat food that is good for you, such as lots of vegetables and fruit

• regular smoker

• eat a healthy diet

• have allergies

• lose weight

Weight that is higher than what is considered healthy for a given height

• On a diet

• Keep in shape

• Give up

• Overweight

To stay healthy and fit

• On a diet

• Keep in shape

• Put on weight

• Lose weight

To change the way you eat in order to nourish yourself.

• Give up

• Regular smokers

• Keep in shape

• Go/be on a diet

To become thinner than you were

• Lose weight

• Go /Be on a diet

• Put on weight

• Keep in shape

To do exercise to become strong and healthier

• Put on weight

• Get fit

• Eat a healthy diet

• Give up

To become heavier

• Go /Be on a diet

• Overweight

• Put on weight

• Lose weight

To stop doing something. To quit

• Give up

• Regular smoker

• Have allergies

• Keep in shape

To have a medical problem that makes you become ill when you're near certain things or eat certain foods

• Keep in shape

• Smoker

• Have an allergy

• Go /Be on a diet