Across
- 4. An immune system response that triggers an allergic reaction
- 8. Can be triggered by naturally occurring food additives and chemicals which cause reactions by irritating nerve endings in different parts of the body
- 9. A measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women
- 11. A quick energy source that does not supply any other nutrients
- 12. Large molecules, made up of a series of amino acids
- 13. Foods containing non-essential amino acids, which the body can produce
- 15. General term used to include oils and fats - both correctly called lipids
- 17. Not stored in the body and dissolve in water, allowing them to be carried around the body in the blood
- 18. Known as ‘healthy’ fats and helps lower cholesterol levels and the risk of heart disease
- 19. Having a higher body fat percentage than being classified as overweight
- 20. Foods containing all essential amino acids, which the body is unable to produce itself
Down
- 1. Made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen – CHO and produced through the process of photosynthesis in plants and are stored as starches or sugars
- 2. The non-energy yielding compounds that function as helpers in cell metabolism and building body structures
- 3. Molecules that supply energy, fibre and other nutrients that the body needs
- 5. Rates carbohydrates according to how quickly they are digested, absorbed, and metabolised and raise the glucose level in blood over a two-hour period (score out of 100)
- 6. Known as the unhealthy fats and linked to high cholesterol and obesity
- 7. Organic molecules found in food that are involved in metabolism and preventing disease
- 10. Made up of the indigestible parts of plants and is essential for a healthy diet and digestive system
- 14. Do not dissolve in water and can be stored in the body, either in fat tissue or in the liver
- 16. Acronym used to complete a sensory analysis