Nutrition vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. an energy-yielding macronutrient
  2. 8. building blocks of proteins & molecules
  3. 12. your body is not able to make the remaining 9 amino acids
  4. 15. plants furnish these
  5. 16. heat, acids, bases, alcohol, agitation, & oxidation cause this
  6. 17. a condition caused by lack of calories and protein in a person's eating pattern
  7. 18. plants that have special ability to capture nitrogen from the air and transfer it to protein rich seeds
Down
  1. 1. incomplete proteins that can be combined to provide essential amino acids
  2. 2. proteins that defend the body against infection & disease
  3. 4. animal foods
  4. 5. a protein deficiency disease
  5. 6. the 11 amino acids your body can make
  6. 7. refers to the maintenance of stable levels of acids and bases in body fluid
  7. 9. practice of eating plant foods
  8. 10. a wasting disease caused by lack of calories and protein
  9. 11. a comparison of the nitrogen a person consumes with the nitrogen they excrete
  10. 13. a sickness caused by the lack of essential nutrients
  11. 14. compound that can counteract an excess of acid or base in a fluid