Chapter 10

10. A set of recommended plans about smart eating and physical activity for all Americans.
12. Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues.
13. A high ratio of nutrients to calories.
15. Substances added to the food to produce a desired effect.

1. Starches and sugars found in foods, which provide your body the main source of energy.
2. A negative reaction to food that does not involve the immune system.
3. A condition in which the body's immune system reacts to substances in some foods.
4. The process by which your body takes in and uses food.
5. An interactive guide to healthy eating and active living.
6. A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food.
7. Compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes.
8. A tough complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest.
9. Substance in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy.
11. A waxy, fat like substance in your blood.
14. The spreading of pathogens from one food to another.