Importance of Nutrition
Across
- 2. treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens
- 3. A condition in which the body’s immune system reacts to substances in some foods
- 6. A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food
- 7. A waxy, fat like substance in your blood compounds found in food that helps regulate many body processes
- 10. A high ratio of nutrients to calories
- 12. substances added to a food to produce a desired effect
- 14. Are starches and sugars found in foods, which provide your body’s main source of energy
- 16. A tough complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest
- 17. The process by which your body takes in and uses food
- 19. The psychological desire for food
- 20. An interactive guide to healthful eating and active living
Down
- 1. are compounds found in food that helps regulate many body processes
- 4. The spreading of pathogens from one food to another
- 5. Elements found in food that are used by the body
- 8. Is the natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body’s need for food
- 9. Are nutrients that the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues
- 11. A set of recommendations about smart eating and physical activity for all Anericans
- 13. Food poisoning
- 15. A condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily
- 16. Negative reaction to food that doesn’t involve the immune system
- 18. substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy