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Nutrition Terminology

Across
A stored form of carbohydrates
A clinical finding caused by vitamin B6 deficiency and manifested by reddened lips and fissures at the angles of the mouth
Energy and protein deficiency manifesting with significant loss of body weight, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue mass (children)
Nutrients required by the body in large amounts (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins).
A disorder characterized by perceptual distortion of body shape.
A process used to identify individual at nutritional risk or with nutritional problems
A body's main source of energy
Non-nutritive eating
Nutrient made up of amino acids
Protein deficiency characterized by edema, growth failure, and muscle wasting in children
Down
The science of food as it relates to health and performance.
Excessive accumulation of body fat usually defined as 20% above desirable weight.
Any nutrition disorder but usually refers to long-term nutritional inadequacies or excesses
Combined loss of muscle mass with weight gain occurring in old age.
A group of nutritional assessment methods that includes weight-for-height measurement, BMI, skinfold measurement, and midarm circumference.
Nutrients required and stored by the body in small amounts
Greyish-yellow or white foamy areas seen on the sclera of the eye as a result of vitamin A deficiency
The nutrient most vital to the body
A method used to evaluate weight-to-height ratio by dividing the patient's weight by the height in meters squared