nutrients crossword

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Across
  1. 2. help the body convert food into energy
  2. 3. needed to form red blood cells and DNA.
  3. 4. an essential mineral that is needed by all tissues in the body
  4. 5. it is required in amounts that exceed the body's ability to produce it.
  5. 6. helps your body absorb calcium, one of the main building blocks for strong bones.
  6. 9. a unit of energy that measures how much energy food provides to the body.
  7. 10. a nutrient your body needs to form blood vessels, cartilage, muscle and collagen
  8. 11. fibre a type of carbohydrate that the body can't digest.
  9. 12. nutrients in food that the body uses to build cell membranes, nerve tissue and hormones.
Down
  1. 1. those elements on the earth and in foods that our bodies need to develop
  2. 4. a nutrient your body needs to grow and repair cells, and to work properly
  3. 7. sugar molecules.
  4. 8. a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in many foods.
  5. 12. a B-vitamin