The Protein Myth: Getting the right balance

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Across
  1. 3. an expert on diet and nutrition
  2. 5. domestic fowl such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese.
  3. 8. relating or deriving from the metabolism of a living organism
  4. 10. satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.
  5. 12. a substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.
  6. 14. Acid an a-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.
  7. 16. containing the greatest possible number of hydrogen atoms, and so having no carbon-carbon double or triple bonds
  8. 18. Nutrients that are needed in large quantities to provide energy such as fats, proteins and carbs.
  9. 20. a compound consisting of two or more amino acids linked in a chain.
  10. 21. Tending to cause harm
Down
  1. 1. molecules that combine to form proteins
  2. 2. a molecule that is produced by a living organism
  3. 4. an amount of food, air or another substance taken into the body
  4. 6. speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner
  5. 7. cause or accelerate (a reaction) by acting as a catalyst
  6. 9. sustain a fracture of (a bone).
  7. 11. power derived from the vitalization of physical or chemical resources
  8. 13. a molecule or other entity that can donate a proton or accept an electron pair in reactions.
  9. 15. strengthen or support physically or mentally
  10. 17. a branch of science that deals with nutrients and nutrion, particularly in humans.
  11. 19. a whitish fiber or bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs