Chapter 8- Food & Nutrition

5. serious reduction in the body's water content
6. substances that the body needs to regulate bodily fuctions promote growth, repair body tissues
7. a condition in which the red blood cells do no contain enough hemoglobin.
9. diagram that illustrates the five food groups that you need to eat regularly, and provide a visual indication of how much of each group you need.
12. nutrients that contain nitrogen as well as carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
13. the chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release this energy
14. a dissolved substance that regulates many processes in cells.
15. type of fat produced when manufacturers add hydrogen to the fat molecules in vegetable oils
17. the amount of energy released when nutrients are broken down and measured in units
19. usually solid at room temperature
21. the process of maintaining a steady stated inside your body

1. a waxy, fatlike substance that is found only in animal products
2. a fat with at least one unsaturated bond in a place where hydrogen can be added to molecule
3. dense foods contain lots of vitamins and minerals relative to the number of calories
4. a nutrient that is made by living things, is required in small amounts, and assists in chemical reactions in the body
8. nutrients made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
10. made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen but in different proportions
11. nutrients that occur naturally in rocks and soil
16. type of complex carbohydrates that is found in plants
18. vitamins that help protect healthy cells from the damaged caused by the normal aging process
20. acids small units that are bound together chemically to form proteins