The nutrients you need

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Across
  1. 3. substance that protects the body cells and the immune system from harmful chemicals
  2. 4. a chemical substance in the body that helps maintain the body
  3. 6. a severe nutrient shortage that can have far reaching consequences
  4. 9. process in which fuel is combined with oxygen to produce energy
  5. 14. mixture of plant materials that is not broken down in the digestive system
  6. 15. the body's main source of energy
  7. 17. nutrients that help build,repair and maintain body tissue
  8. 18. makes up most of your body weight
Down
  1. 1. serious health problems caused by poor nutrition over a long period of time.
  2. 2. the study of how your body uses food
  3. 3. chemical substances that make up body proteins
  4. 5. fat like substance present in all body cells needed for many essential body processes
  5. 7. needed in moderate amounts to perform important functions such as transporting nutrients
  6. 8. nonliving substances that help the body work properly. Needed only in small amounts
  7. 10. Storage of glucose in liver and muscles
  8. 11. chemicals that help regulate many vital processes, aid other nutrients in doing their job
  9. 12. process of breaking down food into usable nutrients
  10. 13. sugars extracted from plants and used as a sweetener
  11. 15. amount of energy needed to raise the temperature 1 kilogram of water 1 degree Celsius
  12. 16. helps body digest and absorb fats. Stored in the gall bladder