Nutrition and Wellness

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Across
  1. 3. A substance needed in small quantities to help regulate body functions
  2. 4. A sign that your body needs food
  3. 5. Reaching for your best level of health
  4. 7. The desire to eat
  5. 8. A mineral that helps regulate the amount of fluid in our bodies
  6. 9. Elements needed in small amounts for strong bones and teeth, healthy blood,and regular elimination of body wastes
  7. 13. Starches and sugars that give the body most of its energy
  8. 14. A substance in food that is important for the body's growth and maintenance
  9. 15. A condition in which bones gradually lose their mineral content, and become weak
  10. 16. A type of nutrient that is needed to build, repair, and maintain body cells and tissues
Down
  1. 1. A unit that measures the energy used by the body, and the energy that food supplies to the body.
  2. 2. A condition in which the body cannot control blood sugar properly
  3. 5. Foods that contain the entire edible grain
  4. 6. A plant material that your body cannot digest
  5. 7. Building blocks of protein
  6. 10. Foods that are high in calories, but low in nutrients
  7. 11. An important nutrient that provides energy
  8. 12. A waxy substance in animal fats