Nutrition Vocabulary

4. a person who does not eat meat, and sometimes other animal products
10. a desire, rather than a need, to eat
11. a person who does not eat any food derived from animals and who typically does not use other animal products
13. a type of dietary fat that is solid at room temperature and is considered unhealthy, along with trans fat
18. a substance that spoils or infects
19. allows consumer the ability to easily interpret dates on labels
21. makes up the greatest percentage of your body and acts as a regulator for body processes
22. suggested amounts of nutrients that will prevent deficiencies and excesses in most healthy people
24. a negative reaction to a food or an ingredient in food that is not related to the body’s immune system or to food poisoning
25. an eating disorder characterized by regular, often secretive bouts of overeating followed by self-induced vomiting or purging, strict dieting, or extreme exercise, associated with persistent and excessive concern with body weight

1. a natural drive that protects you from starvation
2. help regulate body processes like digestion, absorption and metabolism of other nutrients
3. the starches and sugars found in foods
5. the result of eating food with contaminants
6. nutrients that help build and maintain body tissues
7. fats that are liquid at room temperature in oil form.
8. type of lipid, which is a substance that does not dissolve in water
9. includes the parts of plant foods your body can't digest or absorb
12. substances added to food intentionally to produce a desired effect
14. a substance that can trigger an allergic reaction in some people when their immune system overreacts to it
15. the addition of nutrients that are not naturally present
16. inorganic substances that the body cannot make on their own and help speed up body processes
17. an immune system reaction that happens soon after eating a certain food
20. substances in food that your body needs to function properly to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy
23. an eating disorder that causes people to weigh less than is considered healthy for their age and height, usually by excessive weight loss