Nutrition Fun

3. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits.
4. A term used to express a substance's acidity or alkalinity as measured on a scale from 0 (extreme acid) to 14 (extreme base).
5. A carbohydrate made up of many sugar units that are linked in straight or branched chains.
6. Poor nutrition usually endured for a long period.
7. Body's main source of energy.
11. A change in shape that happens to protein molecules when they are exposed to heat, acids, bases, salts of heavy metals, or alcohol.
13. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluids.
14. All the foods and beverages a person consumes.
15. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight, healthy weight, overweight, and obesity.
16. Body's storage form of glucose.
17. A set of nutrient reference values that can be used to plan and asses diets for healthy people.
18. A substance, such as a phospholipids, that can mix with water and fat.

1. A complex protein produced by cells to speed a specific chemical reaction in the body.
2. A carbohydrate made up of single sugar unit.
3. the storage form of energy in the body.
8. A protein made by the immune system to defend the body against infection and disease.
9. A carbohydrate made up of two sugar units.
10. An energy yielding nutrient composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.
12. A difficulty in digesting food.
19. Indigestible polysaccharides that make up the tough, fibrous cell walls of plants.