Nutrition

3. concentrated form of energy
6. unit of heat used to measure energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food
7. states, suggests or implies that a food has particular beneficial nutritional properties
11. the spreading of pathogens from one food to another
12. substances in food that your body needs to grow, repair, and provide energy
14. calories from fat that the body does not use are stored as
15. nutrient your body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues
16. essential for most body functions
17. process by which your body takes in and uses food
18. waxy fatlike substance

1. provides information about the nutrients found in the food
2. Starches and sugars found in foods, which are your body's primary source of energy.
4. the natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body’s need for fuel
5. treating substances with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens
8. elements found in foods that are used by the body
9. compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes
10. Snacking continuously while absorbed in another activity
13. substances added to food to produce a desired effect.
14. the psychological desire for food