Module 8 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. The psychological desire for food.
  2. 6. A shortage of a nutrient.
  3. 10. An eating disorder in which a person strongly fears gaining weight and starves herself or himself.
  4. 12. Foods that offer few, if any, nutrients but do supply calories
  5. 13. The physical need for food.
  6. 14. A waxy, fat-like substance that the body uses to build cells and make other substances
  7. 15. Foods having a high amount of nutrients relative to the number of calories.
  8. 17. A visual reminder to help consumers make healthier food choices.
  9. 18. Nutrients that promote normal growth, give you energy, and keep your skin healthy.
  10. 20. Substances the body uses to form healthy bones and teeth, keep blood healthy, and keep the heart and other organs working properly.
  11. 24. The way you see your body.
  12. 25. The nutrient group used to build and repair cells.
  13. 26. A method for assessing your body size by taking your height and weight into account.
  14. 27. that are usually solid at room temperature.
  15. 28. Extreme eating behavior that can lead to serious illness or even death.
Down
  1. 1. The weight that is best for your body.
  2. 2. Compounds that help to regulate body processes.
  3. 4. A kind of fat formed when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil during processing.
  4. 5. More than the appropriate weight for gender, height, age, body frame, and growth pattern.
  5. 7. A complex carbohydrate that the body cannot break down or use for energy.
  6. 8. The balance between the calories you take in from food and the calories your body uses through activity.
  7. 9. The starches and sugars found in foods.
  8. 11. An eating disorder in which a person repeatedly eats too much food at one time.
  9. 16. Small units that make up a protein.
  10. 19. Substances in foods that your body needs to grow, have energy, and stay healthy.
  11. 21. A nutrient that helps control the amount of fluid in your body.
  12. 22. The process of taking in food and using it for energy, growth, and good health.
  13. 23. A unit of heat that measures the energy available in foods.
  14. 24. An eating disorder in which a person repeatedly eats large amounts of food and then purges.