Getting Enough Nutrients
This is a chemical substance that gives your body what it needs to grow and function properly.
What are Nutrients
These are foods that are rich in needed nutrients and have little or no solid fats, added sugars, refined starches, and sodium.
What are Nutrient-Dense Foods
This is the ratio of the various components - fat, bone and muscle - that make up a person's body
What is Body Composition
This is a person's thoughts or feelings about how he or she looks.
What is Body Image
This is a tough complex carbohydrate that the body is unable to digest.
What is Dietary Fiber
This is a nutrient the body uses to build and maintain all of its cells and tissues.
What is Protein
This is a condition that results from people not receiving all the nutrients they need from the foods they eat.
What is Undernutrition
This is having excess body weight from fat.
What is Overweight
This is a serious illness that causes major disturbances in a person's daily diet.
What is an Eating Disorder
This is a type of nutrient largely made up of fatty acids, which provide a valuable source of energy.
What are Fats
This is a major source of energy for the body; found in fruits, vegetables, grains and milk products.
What are Carbohydrates
These are the United States government recommendations for forming patterns of eating that will promote health.
What are Dietary Guidelines
This is having a considerable excess of body weight from fat.
What is Obesity
This is an eating disorder in which people have an intense fear of gaining weight and lose far more weight than is healthy.
What is Anorexia Nervosa
This is a type of fat found in plant-based foods, such as vegetable oils, some peanut butters and margarine, olives, salad dressing, nuts and seeds.
What are Unsaturated Fats
These are substances that come from plants or animals that are necessary for normal growth and development.
What are Vitamins
This is a condition that results from people eating too many foods that contain high amounts of added sugar, solid fat, sodium, refined carbohydrates or too many calories.
What is Overnutrition
This is not eating any food or drink except water for an entire day.
What is Fasting
This is an eating disorder in which a person has recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by purging.
What is Bulimia Nervosa
These are inorganic elements found in soil and water that the body needs in small quantities.
What are Minerals
This is a type of food found mainly in animal-based foods, such as meat and dairy products.
What are Saturated Fats
This is the United States government system that helps people put the Dietary Guidelines into practice
What is the MyPlate Food Guidance System
This is a measurement used to estimate whether a person is of a healthy weight for his or her height.
What is Body Mass Index (BMI)
This is an eating disorder characterized by people eating very large amounts of food with no control.
What is Binge-Eating Disorder
This is a type of fat found in foods from animals, such as cows and goats; used to be found in many processed foods, such as packaged cookies and chips.
What are Trans Fats