nutrition crossword ** - = (space)**

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Across
  1. 3. vitamins that help protect healthy cells from the damage caused by the normal aging process
  2. 7. the 9 amino acids your body can not manufacture
  3. 9. the chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release energy
  4. 12. occur in fruits, veggies, milk, and are added to manufactured goods. Glucose is the most important of the simple carbs
  5. 13. a part of red blood cells; helps in energy metabolism
  6. 15. a waxy fatlike substance that is found in only animal products
Down
  1. 1. measurement of the amount of energy released when nutrients are broken down
  2. 2. liquid form fat at room temp
  3. 4. helps maintain water balance and make protein; functioning of heart and nervous system
  4. 5. added hydrogen to the fat molecules in vegetable oils makes _____
  5. 6. nutrients that occur naturally in rocks and soil
  6. 8. helps build and maintain bones and teeth; nerve and muscle function; blood clotting
  7. 10. solid form fat at room temp
  8. 11. proteins in long chains of smaller links chemically bound together
  9. 12. helps maintain water balance; nerve function
  10. 14. made up of sugars that are linked together chemically from potatoes and grains made into rice, cereal, and tortillas