Chapter 8 Nutrition

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Across
  1. 3. essential nutrient that forms important parts of the boyds main structures, muscles and bones, blood, enzymes hormones, and cell membranes
  2. 5. the building blocks of proteins
  3. 9. essential nutrient required by the body in relatively large amounts
  4. 10. a simple sugar
  5. 11. the process of breaking down foods into compounds the gastrointestinal tract can absorb and the body can use
  6. 12. a designation applied to foods grown and produced according to strict guidelines limiting the use of pesticides
  7. 16. a condition in which the bones become extremely thin and brittle
  8. 17. essential nutrient such as sugars, starches, and dietary fiber
Down
  1. 1. substances the body must get from foods including proteins fats carbs vitamins minerals and water
  2. 2. an electron seeking compound that can react with fats, proteins, and DNA, damaging cell membranes and mutating genes insearch for a electron
  3. 4. carbon containing substances needed in small amounts to help promote and regulate chemical reactions and processes in the body
  4. 6. inorganic compounds needed in relatively small amounts for regulation, growth, and maintenance of body tissues and functions
  5. 7. a microorganism that causes disease
  6. 8. substance that protects against breakdown of food or body constituents by free radicals
  7. 9. essential nutrient required by the body in minute amounts
  8. 13. a waxy substance found in the blood and cells
  9. 14. the science of food and how the body uses it inhealth and disease
  10. 15. a measure of energy content in food