Health and Wellness

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Across
  1. 3. stimulant found in coffee, tea, chocolate, and other foods and beverages
  2. 5. micronutrients that play a key role in many body functions
  3. 7. with oxygen; biochemical pathways that use oxygen to produce energy
  4. 9. composition, the relative amounts of fat and fat-free mass in the body
  5. 12. rate, the number of heart beats per minute
  6. 14. carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and water necessary for building and maintaining body tissues and providing energy
  7. 15. fat, excess fat reserves in the body’s adipose tissues
  8. 18. substances in food that are necessary for survival and health
  9. 19. values, standard values for nutrient needs used as a reference on food labels
  10. 20. undigestible complex carbohydrate found in whole grains, vegetables, fruits
  11. 21. the study of nutrients -- their digestion, absorption, and metabolism
  12. 22. mass index, ratio of body weight (kg) divided by height squared (m2) used to determine whether a person is at a healthy body weight: BMI is related to the percentage in body fat
  13. 23. metabolic disorder characterized by high blood glucose levels
  14. 25. the most common type of lipids found in foods and in your body
  15. 26. plant or animal food that are grown without pesticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics, or horomones
  16. 27. a state of optimal health that encompasses alll the dimensions of well being (8 major components)
  17. 29. ability to move joints freely through their full range of motion
Down
  1. 1. state of physical and mental tension in response to an actual or perceived threat or challenge
  2. 2. chemical elements required by the body in small amounts for normal functioning
  3. 4. stress that results in improved performance (positive stress)
  4. 6. relaxation technique that involves sitting quietly, focusing on a word, image, or the breath
  5. 8. lipid necessary for cell and hormone synthesis
  6. 10. loss of physical, emotional, and mental energy
  7. 11. macronutrient that is a key energy source
  8. 13. loss of too much body water
  9. 14. vitamins and minerals
  10. 16. balance, the state of consuming a number of calories that is equal to the number expended
  11. 17. a simple carbohydrate that can be used as fuel
  12. 24. planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement done to improve or maintain one or more components of fitness
  13. 28. group of insoluble compounds that includes fat and cholesterol