Across
- 3. These are slowly released into the body, often in nutrient-dense foods
- 6. A way to describe food with higher amounts of vitamins, minerals, protein, carbs, and unsaturated fats
- 12. The ratio of weight to height used to classify an individual's weight, ranging from underweight (<18) to obese (>30)
- 13. Nutrients that naturally occur in soil and rocks
- 15. Required on food packaging, these provide information about the nutrition provided by a product as well as it's ingredients
- 16. A complex carb that improves digestion
- 17. Excess energy is stored as this, it also form your cells, maintains body temperature, and protects your nerves
- 18. Minerals that carry electric charges, promoting muscle function and helping to prevent cramps
- 19. These provide our bodies with energy (both short- and long-term)
- 20. Helps to grow and repair your body’s tissues
Down
- 1. Taking in more calories than you use, helpful for gaining weight
- 2. Vitamins that protect cells from damage caused by the aging process and types of cancer
- 4. These things regulate bodily functions, promote growth, repair body tissues, and help obtain energy
- 5. A unit of measure for the amount of energy released when nutrients are broken down
- 7. These are quickly released into the body, often in empty calorie foods
- 8. A way to describe food that lacks nutrition
- 9. Nutrients that naturally occur in living things
- 10. Chemical process by which your body breaks down food, influenced by genetics and lifestyle
- 11. Taking in less calories than you use, helpful for losing weight
- 14. The process of providing our bodies with necessary food for health and growth