Nutrition

3. Substances in food that your body needs to function.
7. Weighing less than is healthy for a person of your gender, height, age, and body type.
9. Small units that make up protein.
10. The body's physical need for food.
11. An eating disorder in which a strong fear of weight gain leads people to starve themselves is ___________ nervosa.
13. Nutrients that promote normal growth, give you energy, and keep your skin healthy
14. Nutrients used to build and repair cells.
15. Weight more than is healthy for a person of your gender, height, age, and body type.
16. ____________ eating is a disorder in which a person repeatedly eats too much food at one time.

1. Compounds that help to regulate body functions.
2. The starches and sugars found in foods, especially plant foods.
4. An eating disorder in which a person repeatedly eats large amounts of food then purges is ___________ nervosa.
5. The study of nutrients and how the body uses them.
6. Elements in foods that help your body work properly.
8. A unit of heat that measures the energy available in food.
12. The emotional desire for food.