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Resolutions

قطعنامه ، دقت ، اراده ، قرار ، تحلیل ، تجزیه ، حل ، نتیجه ، ثبات قدم



a formal decision or statement agreed on by a group of people, especially after a vote New Year’s resolution (=a resolution made on January 1st)

weight gain

افزایش وزن



Ex. A new study says the weight they gain may increase their diabetes risk in the short term.

Temporary

موقت



continuing for only a limited period of time



Ex. Quitting smoking may carry a temporary risk.

developing the disease

توسعه بیماری



Ex. The study found that smokers who quit had a seventy percent increased risk of developing the disease in the first six years.

compared to / with something

مقایسه کردن با



Ex. The study found that smokers who quit had a seventy percent increased risk of developing the disease in the first six years. That was compared to those who had never smoked.

Probably

شاید



Almost certainly

somebody/something is to blame (for something)

Blame = ، مقصر دانستن ، سرزنش کردن



used to say that someone or something is responsible for something bad.


Responsible for (sth)


Ex. The researchers say weight gain is probably to blame for the increase.

Interfere

تداخل کردن ، مانع شدن ، مزاحم شدن ، دخالت کردن



Ex. Type two diabetes interferes with the body's use of insulin.

Substance

Substance = مواد


Lower (v) = پایین آوردن


substance: type of material such as a chemical or a mineral


material: a substance, especially one that can be used for making things



Ex. The substance produced by the pancreas normally lowers blood sugar during and after eating.


Ex. Dioxin is one of the most toxic substances known to man.

lead to/towards

منجر شدن



Ex. Over time, high blood sugar can lead to blindness, kidney failure, heart disease and nerve damage.

kidney failure

نارسایی کلیه

Appear

ظاهر شدن



to start to be seen



Ex. The study is from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. It appears in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

in the Annals of Internal Medicine

تاریخچه (سالنامه) طب داخلی



In the annals of something: in the whole history of something

Threat

تهدید کردن



Ex. Another American study says obesity has become as great a threat to quality of life as smoking.

Losses from obesity

مضرات چاقی



The study found that losses from obesity are now equal to, if not greater than, those from smoking.

The findings are based on questions about health-related quality of life in government telephone surveys.

یافته ها هستند بر اساس سوالاتی درباره کیفیت زندگی مرتبط با سلامت در نظرسنجی تلفنی دولت.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

مجله آمریکایی پزشکی پیشگیرانه

Circulation

جریان ، گردش

Publish

منتشر کردن ، انتشار دادن

Lead author

نویسنده ارشد

Unhealthy influence on something

تاثیر ناسالم بر چیزی



Ex. even if people have a healthy body weight, sitting for long periods of time still has an unhealthy influence on blood sugar and blood fats.