Across
- 2. a serious reduction in the body's water content
- 5. term used to describe a person who is lighter than the standard for the person's height
- 7. nutrients made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
- 9. a nutrient that contains nitrogen, carbon, and oxygen; needed for the growth and repair of body tissues
- 10. complex carbohydrate that is found in plants
- 13. a feeling of physical discomfort that is caused by your body's need for nutrients
- 15. waxy, fat-like substance that is only found in animal products
- 19. a desire for food that is based on emotions and other factors
- 20. the process of maintaining a steady state inside your body
Down
- 1. someone who eats no food from any animal source
- 3. a term used to describe a person who is heavier than the standard for a person's height
- 4. a nutrient that is made by living things and assists in chemical reactions in the body
- 6. unit for the amount of energy released when nutrients are broken down
- 8. a dissolved substance that regulates many processes in cells
- 11. vitamins that help protect healthy cells from the damage caused by the normal aging process as well as from certain types of cancers
- 12. nutrients that occur naturally in rocks and soil
- 14. chemical process where your body breaks down food to release energy
- 16. a diagram that illustrates the five main food groups
- 17. condition where the red blood cells do not contain enough hemoglobin
- 18. refers specifically to adults who have a BMI of 30 or higher