Across
- 3. food guidance system created by the USDA; reminds people about the proportions of the five different food groups they should eat at a meal
- 5. units of energy that supply few or no nutrients to the body
- 7. form of malnutrition caused by the body not receiving or absorbing needed nutrients
- 9. conditions in which a person's body cannot properly digest particular types of food
- 10. units of energy in food
- 11. guidelines published by the USDA and HHS that provide recommendations for establishing eating patterns to promote health
Down
- 1. condition in which the body's immune system reacts to a food as if the food is harmful
- 2. foods that provide vitamins, minerals, and other substances that either contribute to adequate nutrition intake or have positive health effects
- 4. form of poor nutrition in which a person does not get or properly absorb the recommended amounts of essential nutrients
- 6. sugars that do not occur naturally in foods
- 8. form of malnutrition caused by consuming too many of some nutrients