6.5 NC - Unit 2 Reading

 the chemical processes in living things that change food, etc. into energy and materials for growth

• transformation

• metabolism

• metabolic

• transfer

(adj) connected with the chemical processes in living things that change food, etc. into energy and materials for growth

• metabolic

• metabolism

• move

• movement

(adj) causing damage or injury to somebody/something, especially to a person’s health or to the environment

• harm

• harmless

• harmful

• damage

(adj) unable or unlikely to cause damage or harm

• nontoxic

• undamaging

• risk-free

• harmless

(adj) connected with the process by which living things receive the food necessary for them to grow and be healthy

• nutritious

• nutritional

• nutrition

• nourish

the act of stopping something bad from happening

• prevent

• prevention

• avoid

• encourage

(adj) intended to try to stop something that causes problems or difficulties from happening

• defensive

• protective

• preventative

• hehe

a person whose job is to advise people on what kind of food they should eat to keep healthy

• doctor

• dietician

• personal trainer

• your-ex

a person who is trying to lose weight on a diet

• dieter

• dietician

• YOU

• gymer

(adj) (of an illness or injury) that can be made better with medical care

• concern

• treatment

• treatable

• cure