Health Vocab

3. Allergy Condition is when the body's immune system reacts to substances in some foods.
5. Compounds found in food help regulate many body processes.
6. Contaminations Spreading of pathogens from one food to another
8. Starches and sugars are found in foods that provide your body's main source of energy.
9. Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues.
10. Substances in food that your body needs to grow, repair itself, and supply you with energy
14. Waxy,fat-like substance
15. The process by which your body takes in and uses food

1. High ratio of nutrients to calories
2. Intolerance Negative Reaction to food that doesn't involve the immune system.
4. Set of recommendations about smart eating and physical activity for all Americans.
7. Tough complex carbohydrates cannot digest.
11. Interactive guideline for healthful eating and active living
12. Unit of heat to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food.
13. Additives Substances are added to food to produce a desired effect.