NUTRITION
Across
- 2. Building block of triglycerides
- 4. Fats the body cannot make on its own
- 5. Good cholesterol
- 8. Enzyme that breaks down fats
- 10. Process of breaking large fat droplets into smaller ones
- 12. Substance produced by the liver that aids fat digestion
- 16. Disease caused by plaque buildup in arteries
- 17. Process that produces trans fats
- 18. Particle that transports lipids in the blood
- 19. Essential fatty acid found in fish oils
- 21. Lipid that serves as a precursor to hormones
- 22. Fat containing at least one double bond
- 23. Three-carbon molecule in triglycerides
- 24. Artificial fat created during hydrogenation
- 25. Element added to oils during hydrogenation
Down
- 1. Fat that is solid at room temperature
- 3. Main form of fat stored in the body
- 6. Fat with one double bond
- 7. Body tissue that stores fat
- 9. Main component of cell membranes
- 11. Plant sterol that may reduce cholesterol
- 13. Waxy lipid found in animal products
- 14. Fat-soluble vitamin stored in body tissues
- 15. Fat with more than one double bond
- 20. Bad cholesterol