health vocab

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Across
  1. 3. process of taking in food and using it for energy and growth
  2. 5. Proteins containing all the essential amino acids
  3. 8. a form of complex carbohydrates from plants that humans cannot digest.
  4. 9. substances in food your body needs to grow
  5. 11. compounds that help regulate many vital body processes
  6. 12. should be carefully restricted by people with hypertension
  7. 13. are sugars and starches in foods
  8. 14. take longer for the body to break down
  9. 15. provide the most calories per gram of all the nutrients
  10. 16. are sugars and should be carefully restricted by diabetics due to the spike it can cause in blood sugar
Down
  1. 1. Proteins that are missing one or more of the essential amino acids
  2. 2. nutrient needed to build cells and tissues
  3. 4. acid this vitamin helps prevent birth defects
  4. 6. helps make red blood cells and carries oxygen in the blood
  5. 7. are made when hydrogen is added to vegetable oils
  6. 10. are needed for healthy bones and teeth
  7. 17. vitamins that are fat soluble