Nutrients Basic Vocab

4. needed for hemoglobin production and promotes growth and development
5. maintaining a relatively stable/ constant environment in your body
8. the body doesn't produce enough iron for hemoglobin
9. molecules that form protein
10. makes up about 75% of your body and carries nutrients to oxygen cells
12. needed for your body to develop/function normally and helps metabolism, growth etc.
13. minerals in your body that help balance your bodies pH/acids
15. needed for muscle and nerve function
16. fight things in your body that if get to high become harmful to your body

1. fat found in you blood that is fat like substance and helps hormone production
2. breaks down into glucose and is a primary source of energy
3. a mineral that helps muscles contract and nerves functions
6. most concentrated source of energy and stores calories in your body for later
7. mineral giving hardness and structure to things in your body like bones, and teeth
11. reaction that changes food in to energy
14. a type of carbohydrate that the body can't digest