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

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

3.  A fat that is usually solid at room temperature.

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

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

6.  The amount of energy released from food.

7.  Nutrients made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

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

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

10.  Helps grow and repair body tissue.

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

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

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

14.  A waxy fatlike substance found in animal products.

15.  Minerals that occur naturally in rocks and soil

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

17.  Maintaining a steady state inside your body.

18.  Regulate many processes in your cells.

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

20.  A document developed to promote health.