Nutrition Vocab

3. Substances in food that your body needs to function.
5. An eating disorder in which a strong fear of weight gain leads people to starve themselves on purpose.
8. Extreme eating behaviors that can lead to serious illness or death.
10. The balance between the calories you take in from food and the calories your body uses.
13. A method for assessing your body size based on your height and weight.
15. A unit of heat that measures the energy available in food.
16. Small units that make up protein.
17. Weighing less than is healthy for a person of your gender, height, age, and body type.
20. A visual reminder to help consumers make healthy food choices.
21. The way you see your body
22. Compounds that help to regulate body functions.

1. An eating disorder in which a person repeatedly eats large amounts of food and then purges.
2. The starches and sugars found in foods, especially in plant foods.
4. The nutrients used to build and repair cells.
6. Weighing more than is healthy for a person of your gender, height, age, and type.
7. Nutrients that promote normal growth, give you energy, and keep your skin healthy.
9. A disorder in which a person repeatedly eats too much food at one time.
11. The study of nutrients and how the body uses them.
12. The emotional desire for food.
13. Elements in foods that help your body work properly.
14. Have a high amount of nutrients relative to their number of calories.
18. The body’s physical need for food.
19. Tough, stringy part of raw fruits, raw vegetables, whole wheat, and other grains.