Nutrition Basics Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Maintains water balance in the body and helps lower blood pressure
  2. 5. Supplies the body with energy, forms cells, maintains body temp., and protects nerves
  3. 7. Process of maintaining a steady state within your body
  4. 8. A source of energy and help grow, and repair body tissue
  5. 11. The extra carbohydrates that your body cannot remove immediately
  6. 13. Supply energy to your body to function
  7. 14. A condition when red blood cells don't have enough hemoglobin
  8. 15. A fat-like substance found in animal products
Down
  1. 2. These fats have an extra bond without hydrogen
  2. 3. Helps with blood clotting and the nervous system
  3. 4. Link together to form a protein
  4. 6. The type of vitamin that can be stored in the body for later use
  5. 9. These fats have all bonds covered by hydrogen atoms
  6. 10. The chemical process when your body breaks food down and releases energy
  7. 12. Amount of energy released when nutrients are broken down