Across
- 1. a condition in which the body's immune system reacts to substances in some foods
- 3. the spreading of pathogens from one food to another
- 4. a negative reaction to food that doesn't involve the immune system
- 6. natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body's need for food
- 7. a waxy, fatlike substance
- 11. compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes
- 12. a high ratio of nutrients to calories
- 13. psychological desire for food
- 14. starches and sugars found in foods, which provide your body's main source of energy
- 16. a condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily
- 17. the process by which your body takes in and uses food
Down
- 1. food poisoning
- 2. substances added to a food to produce a desired effect
- 5. a unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food
- 8. elements found in food that are used by the body
- 9. treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens
- 10. a tough complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest
- 12. substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy
- 15. nutrients the body uses and maintain its cells and tissues