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