Across
- 3. Substances from the environment the body cannot make
- 4. Includes muscles, bones, skin, hair, fluids, etc.
- 6. A desire, rather than a need, to eat
- 7. Units of heat that measure the energy used by the body and the energy that foods supply to the body
- 9. Dissolve in water and pass easily in the blood during digestion
- 11. Indigestible complex carbohydrate
- 12. Helps build and maintain body cells and tissues
- 13. A natural physical drive that protects you from starvation
- 14. The process by which the body takes in and uses food
- 15. Eating excessive amount of food and purging afterward
- 17. Building blocks of protein
- 18. A fatty substance that does not dissolve in water
- 19. Substances in foods that your body needs to grow, repair itself, and to supply you with energy
Down
- 1. Do not provide energy but helps with vital body processes such as digestion and absorption
- 2. Overeating disorder
- 5. Type of unsaturated fat
- 7. The starches and sugars in foods
- 8. Absorbed, stored, and transported in fat
- 10. The number of calories you need every day just to maintain basic body functions
- 16. Caused by the lack of iron