Health Puzzle
Across
- 1. allergy - is a condition in which the body's immune system reacts to substances in some foods
- 4. - substances in food that your body needs to grow , repair itself and to supply you with energy
- 7. illness - food poisoning
- 9. additives - substances added to a food to produce a desired effect
- 11. - an interactive guide to healthful eating and active living
- 14. - a waxy fatlike substance found in our blood
- 15. - are compounds found in food target help regulate many body processes
- 17. contamination - the spreading of pathogens from one food to another
- 19. - are elements found that are used by the body
- 20. - a tough complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest
- 21. - is treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens
Down
- 2. - a condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily
- 3. - is the natural physical drive to eat prompted by the body's need for food
- 5. tolerance - a negative reaction to food that doesn't involve the immune system
- 6. dense foods - these food have a high ratio of nutrients to calories
- 8. - are starches and sugars found in foods, which provide your body's main source of energy.
- 10. guidelines for americans- are a set of recommendations about smart eating and physical activity for all americans
- 12. - the psychological desire for food
- 13. are nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues
- 16. - the process which your body takes in and uses food
- 18. - a unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses