A Crossword of Nutrition

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  1. 5. There are no double bonds between the carbon atoms of the fatty acid chain.
  2. 7. Complex proteins that assist in or enable chemical reactions to occur.
  3. 9. Is one of the basic components of food and makes all life possible.
  4. 12. Acids that your body does not have the ability to synthesize.
  5. 15. An average person with an average life style would need about 8700 of these a day.
  6. 16. An essential mineral with a wide variety of functions within the human body.
  7. 18. A A fat-soluble vitamin with multiple functions in the body.
  8. 19. A general classification to denote water-insoluble compounds, such as fatty acids and sterols
  9. 20. An essential nutrient. It helps to maintain blood volume, regulate the balance of water in the cells, and keep nerves functioning.
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  1. 1. An essential mineral that is usually found in nature combined with oxygen.
  2. 2. A unit of measure equal to one one-thousandth of a gram
  3. 3. It comes from the thick cell walls of plants. It is an indigestible complex carbohydrate.
  4. 4. An essential mineral that helps regulate heart function, blood pressure, and nerve and muscle activity.
  5. 6. Individual isomers of what we more commonly call "fats".
  6. 8. Is an essential mineral for the human body. It is needed for protein, bone, and fatty acid formation, making new cells, activating B vitamins, relaxing muscles and blood clotting.
  7. 10. In which there are one or more double bonds between carbon atoms of the fatty acid chain.
  8. 11. BMI
  9. 13. A chemical substance that help protect against cell damage from free radicals. Well-known examples include vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, and flavonoids
  10. 14. Of all the essential minerals in the human body, it is the most abundant. It helps the body form bones and teeth and is required for blood clotting.
  11. 17. Is one of the human body’s essential minerals. It forms part of haemoglobin, the component of the blood that carries oxygen throughout the body.