nutrition
Across
- 2. A unit of heat used to measure the energy of your body uses and the energy is receives from food
- 6. A waxy, fat like substance
- 8. substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy
- 11. Allergy A condition in which the body's immune system reacts to substances in some foods
- 13. The spreading of pathogens from one food to another
Down
- 1. High ratio of nutrients to calories
- 2. Starches and sugars found in foods, which provide your body's main source of energy
- 3. Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues
- 4. An interactive guide to healthful eating and active living
- 5. The process by which your body takes in and uses food
- 7. Guidelines of Americans A set of recommendations about smart eating and physical activity for all Americans
- 9. Compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes
- 10. Additives Substances added to food to produce a desired effect
- 11. Intolerance A negative reaction to food that doesn't involve the immune system
- 12. A tough complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest