Chapter 10

2. Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy
3. A set of recommendations about smart eating and physical activity for all Americans
6. A tough, complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest.
8. The spreading of pathogens from one food to another
9. Starches and sugars found in foods that provide your body's main source of energy
11. Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues
12. A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives
13. An interactive guide to healthful eating and active living
14. A waxy, fatlike substance in your blood

1. Compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes
2. The process by which your body takes in and uses food
4. A negative reaction to food that doesn't involve the immune system
5. Foods with a high ratio of nutrients to calories
7. Substances added to a food to produce a desired effect
10. A condition in which the body's immune system reacts to substances in some foods