Across
- 1. A food guidance system with a set of online tools to help people plan nutritious meals to fit their individual needs.
- 4. A protein found in wheat and other grains that can cause health problems. Some children have sensitivities or intolerances to the protein.
- 6. The offending substance that causes an allergy.
- 7. A hormone that regulates blood sugar levels. People with diabetes cannot produce this.
- 8. A condition in which the body cannot properly control the level of sugar in blood. People with this condition cannot produce insulin.
- 11. The intake of more food than is needed by the body to function properly.
- 12. The fear of something new when encountering unfamiliar foods for the first time.
Down
- 1. A lack of proper nutrition from one's diet.
- 2. The most severe allergic reaction that can potentially be fatal.
- 3. The body's negative reaction to a particular substance.
- 5. This means not eating enough food to keep a healthful body weight and activity level.
- 9. The science of food and how the body uses the foods taken in.
- 10. The chemical substances in food that help build and maintain the body.