Health vocabulary

2. the process by which your body takes in and uses food.
5. the spreading of pathogens from one food to another.
7. are compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes.
9. are elements found in food that are used by the body.
13. are a set of recommendations about smart eating and physical activity for all Americans.
15. is a unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food.
16. is treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens.
18. a waxy fatlike substance
19. illness, or food poisoning.
20. substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself and to supply you with energy.
21. is the psychological desire for food.

1. substances added to a food to produce a desired effect.
3. These foods have a high ratio of nutrients to calories.
4. is a condition in uni foods ways immune system reacts to substances in some foods
6. are starches and sugars found in foods, which provide your body's main source of energy.
8. a condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily.
10. is the natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body's need for food.
11. a negative reaction to food that doesn't involve the immune system
12. an interactive side to healthful eating and active living
14. are nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues.
17. a tough complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest.