Nutrition DF 14

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Across
  1. 2. Substance that participates in causing inflammation.
  2. 7. The fear of trying new foods, common among toddlers.
  3. 9. Pressure _____, Damage to the skin and underlying tissues as a result of unrelieved compression and poor circulation to the area.
  4. 10. Usually painful inflammation of joints caused by many conditions.
  5. 11. ___ Shock, life-threatening whole-body allergic reaction to an offending substance.
  6. 13. A key person who controls other people's access to foods.
  7. 16. Large protein molecules that are produced in response to the presence of antigens to inactivate them.
  8. 17. Mass of microorganisms and their deposits on the surfaces of the teeth.
  9. 19. The period from the beginning of puberty until maturity.
  10. 21. Senile ____, the loss of brain function beyond the normal loss of physical adeptness.
  11. 23. ____ Plate, a thick, cartilage-like layer that forms new cells that are eventually calcified.
  12. 25. Clouding of the lens of the eye that can lead to blindness.
  13. 27. Immune reaction to a foreign substance.
  14. 28. Chronic inflammation of the skin's follicles and oil-producing glands.
  15. 29. From the MyPyramid, for a 1,200 calorie/day, you need 1 cup of this daily.
Down
  1. 1. Syndrome characterized by inattention, impulsiveness and excess motor activity.
  2. 3. Hormone of the adrenal gland that counteracts anaphylactic shock by opening airways.
  3. 4. From the MyPyramid, for a 1,800 calorie/day, you need 3 cups of this daily.
  4. 5. Adverse reaction to a food or food additive not involving an immune response.
  5. 6. Dental _____, decay of the teeth.
  6. 8. Cluster of symptoms that some women experience prior to and during menstruation.
  7. 11. Substance foreign to the body that elicits the formation of antibodies.
  8. 12. Foods consist of unregulated meals that compete side-by-side with the USDA-regulated school lunches.
  9. 14. Learning ____, Condition resulting in an altered ability to learn basic cognitive skills.
  10. 15. Long duration of life.
  11. 18. The average number of years lived by people in a given society.
  12. 20. Growth ____, marked rapid gain in physical size usually evident around the onset of adolescence.
  13. 22. Food allergies have been blamed for this, but research to date has shown no connection.
  14. 24. The maximum number of years of life attainable by a member of a species.
  15. 26. Intense dislike of a food.