Nutrition and Diets

3. a body weight that is 10 to 15 percent greater than the average recommended weight for a person's height, or a BMI from 25 to 29.9
5. the process in which blood or lymph capillaries pick up the digested nutrients
6. a sterol lipid found in body cells an animal products
11. includes all body processes relating to food
14. composed of chemical elements found in food
15. the basic components of all body cells
17. excessive body weight 20 percent or more above the average recommended weight, or a BMI equal to or greater than 30
19. refers to the state or condition of one's nutrition
20. a state of good health with optimal body function

1. the process by which the body breaks down food into smaller parts, changes the food chemically, and moves the food through the digestive system
2. the process in which nutrients are used by the cells for building tissue, providing energy, and regulating various body functions
4. the major source of readily useable human energy
7. organic molecules that help protect the body from harmful chemicals called free radicals
8. the rate at which the body uses energy just for maintaining its own tissue, without doing any voluntary work
9. are inorganic elements found in all body tissues
10. food is broken down by the teeth and moved through the digestive tract
12. organic compounds that are essential to life
13. a body weight that is 10 to 15 percent less than the desired weight, or a BMI less than 18.5
16. the fibrous, indigestible form of plant carbohydrate
18. a calculation that measures weight in relation to height and correlates this with body fat