Nutrient-wise Word search
Across
- 1. A substance such as vitamin C or E
- 3. A type of fat that contains a high proportion of fatty acids
- 7. Protein that contains a good proportion of each nine essential amino acids
- 10. Food that cannot be completely broken down
- 11. The rate at which the body uses energy while at rest
- 13. a chemical reaction between hydrogen and another element
- 14. A unit used as a measure of the energy released by food
- 15. A system of nutrition recommendations
Down
- 2. When the body does not absorb the necessary amount of a nutrient
- 4. The process of breaking down food by the body
- 5. An organic compound
- 6. Associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease
- 8. ____ causes bones to break easily
- 9. A simple sugar which is an important energy source
- 12. Biologically active compounds in plants