Nutrients
Across
- 3. Compounds composed of single or multiple sugars, the body's main source of energy
- 4. Units of energy in food
- 5. what is a condition in which you lack enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your body's tissues?
- 7. Found in whole grains, fruits, and veggies, this keeps your digestive system healthy
- 8. A compound that protects other compounds from oxygen
- 10. What is an eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight?
- 12. A substance that is vital to life in small amounts and does not provide calories.
- 13. A simple sugar that the body uses for quick energy
- 14. The body's use of energy from foods
- 15. These fats are liquid at room temperature and are healthier choices than saturated fats.
- 16. A measure of obesity, it calculates a person's weight for their height
- 17. The technical term for high blood pressure
Down
- 1. Beans are a non-meat (or vegetarian) source of this.
- 2. A waxy fat-like substance in the blood.
- 5. The building blocks of protein
- 6. What is a serious eating disorder in which you frequently consume unusually large amounts of food and feel unable to stop eating?
- 9. There are no "bad" foods. All foods can be eaten in '____'
- 11. The sugar in milk