Nutrition and Health

The science of food and how the body uses the foods taken in is called what?

A condition in which the body cannot properly control the level of sugar in the blood. There are 2 types of this condition.

Not eating enough food to keep a healthful body weight and activity level is called what?

The body’s negative reaction to a particular substance, possibly including rashes, swelling, or sneezing.

The hormone that regulates blood sugar level.

People with diabetes either make too much or not enough of this hormone.

The intake of more food than is needed by the body to function properly, often causing health and emotional problems.

The USDA-developed food guidance system with a set of online tools to help people plan nutritious diets to fit their individual needs.

The offending substance that causes an allergic reaction.

A lack of proper nutrients in the diet that happens when a nutrient is absent of lacking from the diet; caused by an unbalanced diet, poor food choices, or the body's inability to use certain nutrients properly.

Extreme allergic reaction that causes shock symptoms and possibly death.