Nutrition
Across
- 4. minerals that help maintain the body's fluid balance
- 6. process of treating a substance with heat to destroy or slow the growth of pathogens
- 8. nervosa a disorder in which the irrational fear of becoming obese results in severe weight loss from self-imposed starvation
- 9. nervosa a disorder in which some form of purging or clearing of the digestive tract follows cycles of overeating
- 10. a ratio that allows assessment of body size in relation to height and weight
- 11. additives substances intentionally added to food to produce a desired effect
- 12. being too heavy for one's weight
- 14. has 9 calories per gram, also known as lipids
- 15. dense foods high in nutrients compared to their calorie content
- 16. a complex carbohydrate found in the tough, stringy parts of some foods
- 17. allergy condition in which the body's immune system reacts to substances in food]
Down
- 1. restoring lost body fluids
- 2. units of heat that measure energy and supply energy
- 3. vegetarians who only eat foods of plant origin
- 5. starches and sugars found in food
- 7. substances the body cannot make on its own, but needs for forming healthy bones
- 13. nutrients that help build and main body cells and tissues
- 15. process by which the body takes in and uses food