Foods and Nutrition

2. Helps balance cholesterol levels in the blood. Found in olive oil, peanut oil, avocados & nuts
6. Paleness, depression, spongy gums, bleeding from mucous membranes, caused by vitamin C deficiency
7. a science that studies the way the food you eat nourishes your body
9. Softening of the bones in children, caused by vitamin D deficiency
12. Carries other nutrients through the body. It regulates body temperature & helps the body eliminate waste.
14. A loss of bone mass resulting in bones that are fragile and break easily.
17. provide fatty acids your body needs for growth and development.
21. They build and renew teeth, bones, and other tissues.
22. Low red blood cell count caused by vitamin B6, B9, B12, or iron deficiency
23. Too many nutrients
24. a measure of nutrients a food provides compared to the calories it provides.
25. The basic building blocks of proteins
26. A unit of measurement that describes how much energy the food you eat delivers to your body

1. Foods low in calories and high in nutrients
3. Cavities caused by excessive refined white sugar
4. Not enough nutrients
5. Foods high in calories and low in nutrients
8. Build and renew body tissues
10. Generate heat and energy
11. Foods high in calories and low in nutrients
13. A B-vitamin that helps prevent malformations in a developing fetus
15. any type of poor nutrition. It can be a deficiency or an excess.
16. Increases your risk of heart disease. Found in meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, & dairy
18. Assist your body in processing food and aid in growth and body development.
19. Guidelines about the benefits of food and exercise that can help you develop a diet that is right for you
20. the food you eat