Nutrition

3. substance found in food that your body needs for growth and health
5. substance that comes from your liver; circulates through your blood
6. indigestible part of food in plants; improves digestion and lowers cholesterol levels
7. foods any food that has been cooked, canned, frozen, packaged, or changed in nutritional composition
12. the condition of being grossly fat or overweight
14. quickest source of energy; basically sugar; quick to be digested

1. the amount of energy in the food you eat
2. laboratory process where genes from one strand of DNA are extracted and forced into an unrelated plant or animal's DNA strand
4. substance that provides nourishment; essential for growth and maintenance of life
8. food grown or made without the use of artificial chemicals
9. there are two kinds - saturated and unsaturated
10. the avoidance of excess or extremes, especially in one's behavior
11. consist of large chains of amino acids that are essential for human life
13. liquid that is essential for life, 8 cups a day