Chapter 12 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat.
  2. 5. extreme or irrational fear or dislike of anything new or unfamiliar.
  3. 6. Eat too Much
  4. 7. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.
  5. 8. a damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially pollen, fur, a particular food, or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive
  6. 9. lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough food or not eating enough food containing substances necessary for growth and health.
  7. 11. a substance present in cereal grains, especially wheat, that is responsible for the elastic texture of dough
Down
  1. 2. a hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood.
  2. 3. a substance that causes an allergic reaction.
  3. 4. an extreme, often life-threatening allergic reaction to an antigen to which the body has become hypersensitive
  4. 5. the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth
  5. 10. a serious condition where your blood glucose level is too high