 The chemical process by which your body breaks down food.

 Substances that the body needs to regulate body functions, promote growth, repair tissue, and obtain energy.

 A fat that is usually solid at room temperature.

 A type of complex carbohydrate that is found in plants.

 Supplies your body with energy, form your cells, maintains body temperature, and protects your nerves.

 The amount of energy released from food.

 Nutrients made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

 Small units that are bound together chemically to form proteins.

 When hydrogen is added to the fat molecules in vegetable oils.

 Helps grow and repair body tissue.

 Helps protect healthy cells from damage caused by the aging process.

 A serious reduction in the body’s water content.

 A nutrient that is made by living things, is required in small amounts, and assists in chemical reactions in the body.

 A waxy fatlike substance found in animal products.

 Minerals that occur naturally in rocks and soil

 Contains a lot of vitamins and minerals relative to the number of calories.

 Maintaining a steady state inside your body.

 Regulate many processes in your cells.

 Condition in which red blood cells do not contain enough hemoglobin.

 A document developed to promote health.