Nutrition

1. organic compounds that control many body functions
3. includes sugars present in many nutritional foods and beverages
5. disease that happens when the blood has trouble controlling the amount of sugar in the blood. Linked to eating too many sugary foods
10. an important meal that gives you energy to start the day
11. when a food package says "low fat" this is often added to make it taste better
13. this phrase is often used on foods but does not mean that the food is necessarily "healthy"
14. provides a measure of how much energy you get from the food
15. a health condition where a person has too much body fat, which can increase the risk of health problems like heart disease and diabetes
17. disease group of diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels. Examples are a heart attack, stroke, and high blood pressure

2. first thing you should look at on a nutrition label
4. sugars that are added during the processing of foods
6. substances found inyour food that your body needs to function properly
7. foods foods that give your body the nutrients, vitamins, and energy it needs to grow, stay strong, and work properly
8. you can tell whether food is high or low in a nutrient by looking at this
9. sugar substitute that may change your brain chemistry to making you crave more food
12. when sugars are broken down it gives your body this
16. the amount of servings of fruit you should eat per day