Across
- 2. macros, monitoring your nutrition
- 3. found in dairy product,needed for strong bones and teeth
- 5. required for structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs
- 6. type of carbohydrate that supplies a quick burst of energy
- 7. type of fat that is usually solid at room temperature and comes from an animal
- 10. a disorder that causes you to have too much body fat that increases health problems.
- 12. substance that provides nourishment needed for the growth and maintenance of life.
- 13. type of carbohydrate that stays in the system for a while and breaks down slowly
- 15. nutrients everyone needs in large amounts to be healthy and function properly
- 17. organic molecules that are essential to people in small quantities for metabolic function.
- 18. total amount of food consumed by someone
- 19. excess food and calories are generally stored as ____
- 20. acronym for what your body needs to sustain your metabolic functions at a given body weight.
Down
- 1. the bodies preferred source of energy
- 2. refers to energy people get from the food and drink they consume
- 4. process that breaks down food into nutrients
- 8. type of fat that is usually liquid at room temperature and comes from a plant
- 9. form of carbohydrate that is converted to glucose. Limit foods with high amounts of this.
- 11. how many essential amino acids there are
- 14. the chemical process that changed food into energy
- 16. _____ acids