food literacy noun knowledge about good nutrition and cooking skills
The Queensland Government is proud to partner with The Good Foundation to deliver Jamie’s Ministry of Food to teach Queenslanders basic cooking skills and food literacy to improve their nutrition and health.
[http://www.jamieoliver.com 14 August 2012]
gastrocrat noun a wealthy foodie
Notting Hill’s gastrocrat restaurant The Ledbury was packed to the gills in the weeks immediately after 15 thugs stormed in to rob and terrorise diners during last year’s riots.
[The Evening Standard (London’s free newspaper) 10 August 2012]
obesity paradox noun the tendency for moderately obese people with certain chronic diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease, to live longer than people of normal weight with the same diseases
Whatever the explanation for the obesity paradox turns out to be, most experts agree that the data cast an uncertain light on the role of body fat.
[New York Times (US broadsheet) 18 September 2012]
Dr. Carl Lavie […] was one of the first researchers to document the obesity paradox, among patients with heart failure in 2002.
[New York Times (US broadsheet) 18 September 2012]
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