Chapter 8 - Nutrition
Across
- 2. fats missing some hydrogen, such as vegetable, peanut, and olive oils
- 6. a hormone that lowers the level of glucose in the blood
- 8. the process by which living organisms assimilate food for growth
- 10. the simplest form of a carbohydrate sugar
- 12. an eating disorder characterized by binge eating
- 13. a complex organic substance that contains no energy
- 16. fats that contain the maximum number of hydrogen
- 17. the power used to do work, or to produce heat or light
Down
- 1. an essential nutrient containing nitrogen that helps the body grow
- 3. the unit of energy
- 4. an essential nutrient that provides the primary source of fuel
- 5. a double sugar like sucrose, maltose, and lactose
- 7. an inorganic substance that participates in physiological processes
- 8. anorexia ________
- 9. a complex carbohydrate
- 11. the indigestible component of plants that is consumed by humans
- 14. a nutrient that is a source of energy and insulates the body
- 15. the medical standard used to define obesity (abbr)