Slimming through the ages 1

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

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