Across
- 2. consists of easily digested foods that do not irritate the digestive tract
- 7. high blood pressure; maybe be caused by an excess amount of fat or salt in the diet
- 8. metabolic disease caused by an insufficient secretion of insulin leading to an increased level of glucose in the blood
- 13. are composed of chemical elements found in food, used by the boy to perform many different bodily functions
- 14. vitamins that are organic molecules, which help protect the body from harmful chemicals and free radicals
- 17. condition in which arteries are narrowed by the accumulation of fatty substances on their inner surfaces; thought to be caused by a diet high in saturated fats and cholesterol; can lead to heart attack or stroke
- 18. include both low-calorie and high-calorie diet
- 20. are also called low-fat diets, and usually limits fat to less than 50 grams daily
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- 1. usually classified as high-fiber or low-fiber, high fiber digest help stimulate activity in the digestive tract
- 3. is for patients with diabetes mellitus
- 4. the process by which the body breaks down food into smaller parts, changes the food chemically, and moves through the digestive system
- 5. process in which blood or lymph capillaries pick up the digested nutrients
- 6. are a form of lipids, which are organic compounds
- 9. the fibrous, indigestible form of plant carbohydrate
- 10. index a calculation that measures weight in relation to height and correlates this with body fat
- 11. the rate at which the body uses energy just for maintaining its own tissue, without doing any voluntary work
- 12. loss of appetite, weakness, illness, loneliness, self-pity, and other factors
- 15. the unit in which heat is measured as it is produces during metabolism
- 16. the major source of readily usable human energy
- 19. a sterol lipid found in body cells and animal products, used in the production of steroid hormones