Across
- 1. vitamins and minerals that our bodies need in smaller quantities, but they're vital for our health, growth, and development.
- 3. humans can't digest this, but it's important in our diet as fiber.
- 4. equivalent to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius.
- 8. large molecules that carry loads of information. They're like the body's instruction manual.
- 11. the nutrients we need in larger quantities that provide us with energy: proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. They're essential for our bodies!
- 13. a type of sugar that your body uses for energy. It's produced when your body breaks down carbohydrates, and it's crucial for many bodily processes.
- 15. substances that can prevent or slow damage to cells caused by free radicals, which are unstable molecules that the body produces as a reaction to environmental and other pressures.
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- 2. a process that cells use to break down glucose and other molecules from food to produce energy.
- 5. a sugar that's found in milk and dairy products. It's a disaccharide, which means it's made of two sugars, glucose and galactose.
- 6. acids the building blocks of proteins. They're compounds that combine to make proteins, which your body uses for various functions like building muscle and regulating immune function.
- 7. a short chain of amino acids that are linked together.
- 9. They're divided into two categories: simple (like sugars) and complex (like starches and fibers).
- 10. the building blocks of the fat in our bodies and in the food we eat.
- 12. anything that can cause cancer. They may be chemicals, medical treatments, lifestyle factors like smoking and diet, and even certain infections.
- 14. a type of complex carbohydrate found in many foods like potatoes, pasta, and bread