Slimming through the ages 1

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to continue to exist with only just enough food, money etc
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keep body and soul together
There was far too much physical work to do just to keep body and soul together.
a short period when you do too much of something, such as eating or drinking
Pol. szał, szleństwo, biba, popijawa, obżarstwo
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binge
people’s naturally lean, fit bodies wouldn’t have been able to tolerate an eating binge.
to let yourself do or have something that you enjoy, especially something that is considered bad for you
Pol. dogadzać sobie, pozwolić sobie (na coś) (2x)
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indulge in
nadużywanie, niepowściągliwość (in sth)
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overindulgence
overindulgence seems very unlikely.
otyłość
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obesity
The ancient Egyptian records say little about obesity
niezmiernie, nadzwyczaj ciężko
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exceedingly hard
people still had to work exceedingly hard to stay alive
the amount of food, drink etc that you take into your body
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intake
the slaves’ food intake was deliberately restricted.
poważny
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grave
He gravely noted that they became lethargic and moribund.
slowly dying
Pol. konający, chylący się ku upadkowi
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moribund
They lost their body shape and became lethargic and moribund.
pościć
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fast
the overweight should limit the amount they ate and drank, fast periodically,
umiarkowanie
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moderation
The early Romans followed the Greek ideals of moderation
expected to happen; probable:
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likely
No one in the Stone Age was likely to have been fat.
the situation in which there is more than enough of something:
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abundance
Any abundance of food was probably shared with other tribes
(of a person) thin and in good physical condition:
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lean
people’s naturally lean, fit bodies wouldn’t have been able to tolerate an eating binge.
a medical operation:
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procedure
obesity might make some surgical procedures more difficult.
relating to the enjoyment or study of beauty:
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aesthetic
The Egyptians were obsessed with aesthetics
intentionally:
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deliberately
the rulers’ and the slaves’ food intake was deliberately restricted.
a medical doctor, especially one who has general skill and is not a surgeon
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physician
Hippocrates, the renowned Greek physician
to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something:
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advocate
He advocated more fluids

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