Nutrition Terminology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• protein : nutrient made up of amino acids
• pica : non-nutritive eating
• obesity : excessive accumulation of body fat usually defined as 20% above desirable weight.
• glycogen : a stored form of carbohydrates
• macro nutrients : nutrients required by the body in large amounts (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins).
• anorexia nervosa : a disorder characterized by perceptual distortion of body shape.
• nutritional screening : a process used to identify individual at nutritional risk or with nutritional problems
• carbohydrates : a body's main source of energy
• bitot spots : greyish-yellow or white foamy areas seen on the sclera of the eye as a result of vitamin a deficiency
• cheilosis : a clinical finding caused by vitamin b6 deficiency and manifested by reddened lips and fissures at the angles of the mouth
• kwashiorkor : protein deficiency characterized by edema, growth failure, and muscle wasting in children
• marasmus : energy and protein deficiency manifesting with significant loss of body weight, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue mass (children)
• bmi : a method used to evaluate weight-to-height ratio by dividing the patient's weight by the height in meters squared
• malnutrition : any nutrition disorder but usually refers to long-term nutritional inadequacies or excesses
• nutrition : the science of food as it relates to health and performance.
• sarcopenic obesity : combined loss of muscle mass with weight gain occurring in old age.
• anthropometrics : a group of nutritional assessment methods that includes weight-for-height measurement, bmi, skinfold measurement, and midarm circumference.
• micro nutrients : nutrients required and stored by the body in small amounts
• water : the nutrient most vital to the body