Across
- 2. also known as tooth decay and can be caused by too much sugar
- 3. inability to digest lactose
- 5. foods that offer health benefits
- 6. stored form of glucose
- 8. called blood sugar because it circulates the bloodstream
- 11. refers to a low blood glucose level
- 14. concentrated source of a nutrient
- 15. polysaccharide that's a stored form of energy in plants
- 16. naturally occurring in fruit, veggies, and dairy
- 17. measure of the speed at which various carbs are digested into glucose
- 18. carbs made up of many sugar units
- 19. parts of plant foods the human body can't break down
- 20. fibers with nutritional and health benefits
- 21. diseases that affect how the body digests glucose
Down
- 1. helps the body lower blood glucose
- 4. sum of dietary and nutritional fiber
- 7. include starch and fiber, made up of long chains of molecules
- 9. chemical messengers for the body
- 10. made up of two sugar units
- 12. are carbs composed of single sugar units
- 13. one of the 6 essential nutrients and a major source of nutrients
- 14. type of simple carb, can be found naturally or can be added