Slowing down fast food – The Hindu (July 13, 2016)
The notion of using tax as a tool to alter consumer food preferences cannot be faulted in principle. Mexico provides us with proof that levying additional taxes on non-essential food items that are rich in fat or calories can effectively alter food choices. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Today’s Words:
- Notion (noun) – idea, thought, belief, concept.
- Levy (verb) – impose (a tax/fee/fine).
- Imposition (noun) – levy, tax, duty, charge, tariff.
- Context (noun) – circumstances, conditions; situation.
- Slap something on (verb) – impose, levy, add.
- Bear the stamp (idiom) – mark, indication, sign, label, attribute.
- Political Gimmick (noun) – publicity device, stunt, scheme, ploy, trick.
- Tokenism (noun) – the policy/practice of making token (symbolic) effort for the minority unfavorably.
- Mop up (phrasal verb) – garner, gather, collect.
- Meagre (noun) – negligible, insubstantial, poor, little; inadequate, insufficient.
- Rein in (phrasal verb) – restrain, check, curb, constrain, restrict, control.
- Threshold limit (adjective) – related to threshold (maximum level/limit, margin of a substance termed as safe).
- Trans fatty acid – it is formed through an industrial process that adds hydrogen to vegetable oil, which causes the oil to become solid at room temperature. (This process is called hydrogenation). This is the worst type of fat. It raises LDL (bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL (good cholesterol).
- Shelf life (noun) – the length of time that foodstuff may be stored and it stays good for consumption.
- Coronary (adjective) – relating to the arteries of the heart. (Artery – muscular walled tube used for the blood circulation from the heart to all parts of the body).
- Cross-subsidization – it is the practice of charging higher prices to one group of consumers to subsidize lower prices for another group. (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
- Holistic (adjective) – relating to the whole/complete/entire parts/systems/factors. comprehensive, full, total.
Note:
- Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ .
- Definitions (elementary level) & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.