Across
- 3. Unit of heat that measures the energy the body receives from food
- 7. _____________ influences on diet include family and culture, friends, time and money, advertising
- 8. Condition in which the immune system reacts to some food substances
- 10. Compounds in food that help regulate many body processes
- 13. Psychological desire for food
Down
- 1. waxy, fatlike substance in blood - creates cell walls, hormones, and vitamin D
- 2. process by which your body takes in and uses food
- 3. starches and sugars found in foods, which provide body's main source of energy
- 4. Substances in food that your body needs
- 5. tough complex carb that the body can't digest (moves waste through system)
- 6. Recommendations about smart eating and physical activity
- 9. natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body's need for food
- 11. Interactive guide to healthy eating and active living
- 12. nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues, made of amino acids