Across
- 1. any substance containing nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats that can be ingested by a living organism and metabolized into energy and body tissue
- 5. guidelines a series of dietary recommendations intended to improve cardiovascular health.
- 11. the condition of health as it relates to the intake and use of food by the body.
- 12. the scientific term for tooth decay or cavities.
- 14. a state of complete physical,mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
- 15. a disease associated with the way a person or group of peoples lives.
- 16. a progressive wasting of the body occurring chiefly in young children and associated with insufficient intake or malabsorption of food
- 18. the study of nutrients and their effect on the body
- 20. an emotional disorder characterized by a distorted body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by fasting or self-induced vomiting or purging.
- 21. when the artery supplying blood to a part of the brain is blocked
- 23. severe protein malnutrition especially in children after weaning marked by lethargy, growth retardation,anaemia,edema,potbelly etc
- 24. a condition in which there is a deficiency of red blood cells or of haemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness
- 25. the usual food and drink consumed by an organism.
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- 2. the inflammation that occurs when diverticula protrudes the bowel
- 3. the process by which plants and other things make food. It is a chemical process that uses sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into sugars the cell can use as energy.
- 4. lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough food or not eating enough food containing substances necessary for growth and health.
- 6. to regain health after illness
- 7. the excessive supply of nutrients so as to hinder growth and metabolism.
- 8. components in food which an organism uses to survive and grow.
- 9. a serious disorder in eating behavior primarily of young women in their teens and early twenties that is characterized especially by a pathological fear of weight gain leading to faulty eating patterns, malnutrition, and usually excessive weight loss
- 10. a disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired.
- 13. the state of being grossly fat or overweight.
- 17. the portion of food from plants that cannot be digested
- 19. abnormally high blood pressure
- 22. value of food: the quantity range and quality energy(calories), vitamins,minerals and phytochemicals that are found in food