Health Words Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• lifestyle diet : lifestyle approach to healthy eating, fueling your body and feeling good (2 words)
• food additive : a substance added to food to enhance its flavor or appearance or to preserve it (2 words)
• nutrient dense : foods that have high nutritional value per calorie (2 words)
• empty calories : refers to foods and beverages that have relatively no nutritional value and are comprised of mainly sugar, trans fat and calories (2 words)
• obese : term for when bmi is >30
• nutrients : a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life (2 words)
• proteins : broken down into amino acids
• carbohydrates : body's primary source of energy
• fats : provides energy for the body and aid vitamin absorption
• vitamins : the essential ones are made up by the letters a,b,c,d,e,k
• minerals : your body needs 17 of these daily
• water : most important nutrient for survival
• nutritional disease : a health condition in which an individual has too much of a specific nutrient (2 words)
• nutrition deficiency : a health condition in which an individual does not have enough of a specific nutrient (2 words)
• dextrose : the name of a simple sugar made from corn or wheat