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- 4. May increase heart rate and alertness but can also cause insomnia and restlessness.
- 6. A special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons.
- 7. The sugar found in milk.
- 10. The department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese.
- 13. is an essential nutrient for the human body.
- 16. Regulating muscle and nerve function, blood sugar levels, and blood pressure and making protein, bone, and DNA.
- 18. Protein found in wheat and oats.
- 19. Substances obtained from food that we require for metabolism or physiological processes.
- 20. Important for the formation of bones, teeth, blood and connective tissues.
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- 1. A plant or part of a plant used as food, such as a cabbage, potato, carrot, or bean.
- 2. Is An essential nutrient found in a variety of plant and animal foods.
- 3. Provide energy to the body's cells.
- 5. A thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed.
- 8. Helps build and repair muscles, bones,and other tissue.
- 9. Fuel we need from food to function and be active.
- 11. Organic molecules that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolic function.
- 12. Helps create healthy blood and carries oxygen around the body.
- 14. The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.
- 15. An electrolyte that helps maintain acid-base balance of the blood, helps regulate blood pressure.
- 17. Acids The building blocks of all proteins.
- 18. A unit of measurement.