Across
- 3. essential nutrient that forms important parts of the boyds main structures, muscles and bones, blood, enzymes hormones, and cell membranes
- 5. the building blocks of proteins
- 9. essential nutrient required by the body in relatively large amounts
- 10. a simple sugar
- 11. the process of breaking down foods into compounds the gastrointestinal tract can absorb and the body can use
- 12. a designation applied to foods grown and produced according to strict guidelines limiting the use of pesticides
- 16. a condition in which the bones become extremely thin and brittle
- 17. essential nutrient such as sugars, starches, and dietary fiber
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- 1. substances the body must get from foods including proteins fats carbs vitamins minerals and water
- 2. an electron seeking compound that can react with fats, proteins, and DNA, damaging cell membranes and mutating genes insearch for a electron
- 4. carbon containing substances needed in small amounts to help promote and regulate chemical reactions and processes in the body
- 6. inorganic compounds needed in relatively small amounts for regulation, growth, and maintenance of body tissues and functions
- 7. a microorganism that causes disease
- 8. substance that protects against breakdown of food or body constituents by free radicals
- 9. essential nutrient required by the body in minute amounts
- 13. a waxy substance found in the blood and cells
- 14. the science of food and how the body uses it inhealth and disease
- 15. a measure of energy content in food