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Sausages linked to heart disease

Vocabulary

the equivalent of

equal to, the same as

increase the likelihood of

make more likely to happen

raised the risk of

made more likely to happen

diabetes

a medical condition in which a person's body is not able to control the level of sugar in the blood

heightened risk of

likelihood or possibility of something happening

draw some comfort from

feel better after feeling worried about something

Circulation

Here, this is the name of a magazine but it also means the flow of blood around the body

preservatives

chemicals used to stop food from decaying or going bad

cholesterol content

the amount of a particular which contains a lot of fat that is found in our tissue and blood, and which is thought to be part of the cause of heart disease if there is too much of it

gets the blame

is thought to be the reason for (something negative)