8A Food and Nutrition (New)

3. Fats and oils.
4. A problem caused by having too much or too little of a nutrient in the diet.
6. A deficiency disease resulting in night blindness.
8. A unit for measuring energy equal to 1000 joules.
9. A deficiency disease caused by a lack of vitamin C.
10. A nutrient needed in small quantities for health (e.g. vitamin C).
13. A type of insoluble carbohydrate found in plants.
14. A type of soluble carbohydrate. Glucose is an example of a sugar.
17. A deficiency disease caused by a lack of protein.
18. A nutrient used for growth and repair.
19. The food that you eat.
21. A diet containing a wide variety of nutrients.
22. A process in which energy is released from substances so it can be used by an organism.
23. A substance that contains a store of chemical or nuclear energy that can easily be transferred.
24. A nutrient that is used as the main source of energy.
25. A disease caused by a lack of iron, causing tiredness and shortness of breath.

1. Very overweight.
2. A substance found in food that is not used up by the body. It helps to keep our intestines clean.
5. The substances that help organisms respire and grow. All organisms need nutrition.
7. A disease caused by narrowing of the arteries carrying blood to the muscles of the heart, so the heart muscles do not receive enough oxygen.
9. A diet in which people lack many nutrients.
11. A substance needed in the diet to provide raw materials for making new substances and for energy release.
12. A deficiency disease caused by a lack of calcium (or a lack of vitamin D). It causes weak and poorly shaped bones.
15. When the intestines get blocked.
16. An element that is a nutrient needed in small quantities for health (e.g. calcium).
20. A nutrient that is stored to be used for energy in the future. It also acts as a thermal insulator.