Across
- 1. nutrients that supplies the body with energy for building and repairing tissues and cells
- 3. any of the inorganic elements, such as calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, or sodium, that are that are essential to the functioning of the human body and are obtained from foods
- 5. disorder a disease in which a person has an unhealthy concern for his or her body weight and shape
- 9. a unit used to measure the amount of energy that the body gets from food
- 11. a chemical composed of one or more simple sugars; includes sugars, starches, and fiber
- 12. eating an eating disorder in which a person has difficulty controlling how much food he or she eats
- 13. guide pyramid a tool for choosing what kinds of foods to eat and how much of each food to eat every day
- 15. an energy-storage nutrient that helps the body store some vitamins
- 16. the process of breaking down food into a form that the body can use
- 18. nervosa an eating disorder in which a person eats a large amount of food and them tries to remove the food from his or her body
- 19. weight range an estimate of how much one should weigh depending on one's height ad body frame
Down
- 2. a measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself
- 4. a pattern of eating that includes what a person eats, how much a person eats, and how often a person eats
- 6. any of a group of organic substance essential in small quantities to normal metabolism found in minute amounts of natural foods
- 7. mass index BMI a measurement that is used to determine one's healthy weight range
- 8. the process by which the body converts the energy in food into energy that the body can use
- 10. nervosa an eating disorder that involves self-starvation, and unhealthy body image, and extreme weight loss
- 14. diets a diet that promises quick weight loss with little effort
- 17. a substance in food that the body needs in order to work properly