Chapter 2 Crossword
Across
- 2. special chemical messengers made by bodies that regulate different body functions
- 5. primary source of energy, simple sugar
- 8. a lack of iron in a person's blood
- 11. chemical compounds found in food that benefit the body
- 13. promotes digestive health and regularity
- 14. when someone is lacking in the proper nutrition
- 16. taking a liquid fat and making it a solid
- 19. class of nutrients that supply energy to the body
- 22. chemical compounds that have specific functions in the body
- 23. nutrients in food and how they nourish the body
- 24. components of food needed for body to function
- 25. contain long chains of glucose molecules
- 28. dissolves in water, makes us feel full longer
Down
- 1. contain one or two sugars
- 3. a hormone produced in the pancreas
- 4. someone who does not intake meat
- 6. chemicals that aid the body in fighting or preventing disease
- 7. a group of molecules that include fats
- 9. the unit of measurement for energy in food
- 10. recommended daily nutrient and energy intake amounts
- 12. a condition where the body cannot regulate blood sugar properly
- 13. refers to both fats and oils
- 15. a chemical process that causes unsaturated fats to spoil
- 17. a condition where bones lose their minerals and become weak
- 18. someone who does not eat anything produced from animals
- 20. 55-65% of the bodies' weight
- 21. does not dissolve in water, cleans out the body
- 26. white, waxy substance that helps the body carry out its many processes
- 27. the energy needed to heat a kilogram of water to 37 degrees