Tuesday, July 14, 2015

0714 - The great gluten-free diet fad

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33486177


1.gluten =. Any of the prolamins found in cereal grains, especially the prolamins in wheat, rye, barley, and possibly oats, that cause digestive disorders such as celiac disease.
2.fad =A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.
3.pollster =a person who conducts opinion polls
4.diarrhoea =Excessive and frequent evacuation of watery feces.
5.reckon=to regard as good
6.jarringly =in a manner that jars and irritates
7.coeliac = pertaining to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
8.peptides=(Elements & Compounds) any of a group of compounds consisting of two or more amino acids linked by chemical bonding between theirrespective carboxyl and amino groups.
9.predisposed = To make (someone) inclined to something in advance
10.stunted =- inferior in size or quality;
11.lymphoma=Any of various usually malignant tumors that arise in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.
12.afflicting = deeply distressing; painful
13.burgeon= To grow or develop rapidly; expand or proliferate.
14.encapsulated =Enclosed by a protective coating or membrane

prolamins =Any of a class of simple proteins soluble in alcohol and usually having a high proline and glutamine content, found in the grains of cereal crops such as wheat, rye, barley, corn, and rice.

prone
susceptible
have a tendency
having a natural tendency toward something
tumors = A swollen part; a swelling


Expression
1.healthy  lifestyle
2.chuck out =  throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
3. throw away