| cholesterol | fatty substance found in the body tissue and blood of all animals |
| plaque | unwanted substance that forms on the surface of the arteries |
| offal | organs from inside animals which are eaten as food (brains, heart, kidneys, liver) |
| to excrete | to get rid of sth from the body |
| fibre | substance in food that travels through the body as waste, helping digestion |
| buffer | something (or someone) that helps protect from harm |
| gut | tubes that carry food from the stomach |
| cardiovascular | affecting the heart and blood circulation |
| diabetics | people suffering from diabetes |
| diabetes | an illness in which the body cannot cope with glucose because it does not produce enough insulin |
| glucose | one of the sugars |
| insulin | hormone that controls the level of sugar in the body |
| pound | measure of weight lb (=454 grams) |
| mood enhancer | hormone that makes you feel happier |
| to score an own goal | to make things worse rather than better |
| to move the goalposts | to change the rules |
| level palying field | fair situation |
| to be in the running | to be seriously considered |
| neck in neck | level with each other and equally likely to win |
| to skate around | don't talk directly about sth |
| to sail through | to pass very easily |
| to banish | to exclude |