sports nutrition crossword puzzle

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Across
  1. 7. Products taken to add nutrients to a diet.
  2. 12. Substance in food that helps body function, grow, and repair itself.
  3. 13. A mineral vital for nerve function and water balance
  4. 15. A type of lipid (fat) found in your blood
  5. 17. Chemical processes that convert food into energy.
  6. 18. "Bad" cholesterol that can build up in arteries.
  7. 22. The food and drink a person usually consumes.
  8. 23. A carboxylic acid with a long hydrocarbon chain
  9. 25. The building blocks of protein
  10. 26. "Good" cholesterol that helps remove LDL from arteries.
  11. 27. Used for building muscle, repairing cells, and maintaining organs.
  12. 28. Healthy fats that can improve heart health.
Down
  1. 1. Minerals that help balance water
  2. 2. Artificially created fats to be avoided
  3. 3. A unit of energy in food.
  4. 4. Main sugar in blood; primary fuel source for cells.
  5. 5. The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
  6. 6. Waxy substance in cells
  7. 8. Simple carbohydrates that digest quickly.
  8. 9. A protein found in wheat, barley, and rye.
  9. 10. Healthy fats, including Omega-3s, essential for heart health.
  10. 11. Fats that may raise LDL cholesterol
  11. 14. A ranking of carbohydrates based on how quickly they raise blood sugar.
  12. 15. Nutrient providing long-term energy and cell protection.
  13. 16. Preferred energy source; broken down into glucose.
  14. 19. The process of breaking down food into nutrients.
  15. 20. The total amount of water your body consumes daily through plain water
  16. 21. Proteins that speed up chemical reactions
  17. 23. A carbohydrate that cannot be digested
  18. 24. A condition from not having enough water in the body.