Across
- 3. An inherited characteristic – in genes.
- 6. An imbalance of nutrients. It occurs when one or more nutrients are NOT supplied to the body in in the correct amounts. This can lead to….
- 7. (as defined by the World Health Organisation – WHO) a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing. (Not just absence of disease and infirmity.)
- 8. Similar to incidence but generally meaning it is widespread.
- 10. The study of nutrients and their relationship with food and living things.
- 11. An insufficiency of one or more nutrients
- 13. A study of who is affected by a disease and which areas etc.
- 14. The number of people killed by a disease
- 15. How much there is (e.g. of a disease)
Down
- 1. This is the food/meals that a person normally eats. There are also special diets (e.g. weight reducing diet.)
- 2. Steps that an individual, group or the Government might take to prevent/correct nutritional problems.
- 4. An over supply of one or more nutrients
- 5. The characteristic signs of a disease – usually physical – which assist diagnosis. Physical effects can include the symptoms.
- 9. The number of people made ill by a disease
- 12. A lack of a nutrient. This may lead to a deficiency disease.