Nutrition Unit 5

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  1. 5. nutrient that provides energy and helps the body store and use vitamins
  2. 6. substance that protects cells from being damaged by oxidation and repairs damaged cells
  3. 7. acids building blocks of proteins
  4. 8. taking vitamins and excessive amounts
  5. 9. fat-like substance made by the body andfound in certain foods
  6. 11. rate in which food is converted into energy in body cells
  7. 12. a disease in which plaque deposits on artery walls
  8. 15. water or fat soluble nutrient that helps the body use energy stored in carbohydrates, fats, and proteins
  9. 17. macro or micro inorganic nutrient that regulates many of the body's chemical reactions
  10. 19. a condition in which the water content of the body has fallen to an extremely low level
Down
  1. 1. substance in food that helps with body proceses; protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, mineal, and water
  2. 2. food-borne illness from undercooked chicken, eggs, and other meats contaminated with the bacterium salmonella
  3. 3. a condition in which there is too much insulin in the body, causing low blood sugar
  4. 4. nutrient that is the body's main energy source; can be simple (sugars) or complex (starches and fibers)
  5. 10. blockage of an artery by a clump of material trageling in the bloodstream
  6. 13. a nutrient that becomes electrically charged when in a solution
  7. 14. nutrient made up of amino acids that is needed for growth, to build, repair, and maintain body tissues
  8. 16. food-borne illnes from inproperly canned foods contaminated with clostridium botulinum toxin
  9. 18. food-borne illnes from undercooked meat especially hamburger, contaminated with a certain strand of the bacterium Escherichia coli