Nutrition

6. Are starches and sugars found in foods, which provide your body’s main source of energy.
8. below the standard weight range for your height.
10. The process by which the body breaks down substances and gets energy from food.
11. Having an excess of body fat.
13. the ratio of fat to lean tissue in your body.
15. High ratio of nutrients to calories.
17. Formed by hydrogenation. Increases your blood cholesterol.
19. The psychological desire for food.
21. Compounds found in food that help regulate many different body processes.
22. product is produced without the use of certain chemicals.

1. Found in animal based foods. Consuming too many may increase your risk of heart disease.
2. This means the food contains none, or an insignificant amount, of a given component.
3. Are nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues.
4. substances added to food to produce a desired effect.
5. Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy.
7. Is a waxy, fat-like substance in your blood.
8. Vegetable oils, nuts and seeds. Moderate amounts lower risk of heart disease.
9. The natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body’s need for food.
12. Most common nutrient.
14. heavier than the standard weight range for your height.
15. The process by which your body takes in and uses foods.
16. This may reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
18. provides a concentrated source of energy.
20. a measure of body weight relative to height.