Food and Nutrition

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Across
  1. 5. lack of carbohydrates
  2. 6. contraction of muscles
  3. 7. include foods from all six Caribbean food groups
  4. 8. promote healthy growth and development
  5. 10. also known as vitamin B6
  6. 13. bleeding sores on gums and tongue
  7. 14. forms the black pigment in the retina so needed for good vision
  8. 15. found mainly on seaweeds and seaweed
  9. 16. causes a deficiency called osteomalacia in children
Down
  1. 1. has the largest portion in the food group
  2. 2. everything you eat and drink
  3. 3. is family to the beans, peas
  4. 4. source of energy
  5. 9. maintains healthy skin, teeth and gums
  6. 11. another word for roughage
  7. 12. improves digestion and excretion