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