Health Crossword

3. An excessive load
6. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.
8. a thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed.
11. a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food.
13. the subjective picture or mental image of one's own body.
15. a person who does not eat or use animal products.
16. the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
18. The ionized or ionizable constituents of a living cell
19. the quality of belonging or relating uniquely to a particular subject.
20. the process of causing something to absorb water.

1. a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat.
2. unit of heat used to indicate the amount of energy that foods will produce in the human body.
4. prepare for physical exertion or a performance by exercising or practicing gently beforehand.
5. diet that promises quick weight loss through what is usually an unhealthy and unbalanced diet.
7. any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits
9. the quality of bending easily without breaking.
10. the condition of being grossly fat or overweight.
12. the process of developing or moving gradually towards a more advanced state.
14. a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence.
17. the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.