Nutrition

2. a mineral necessary for production of hemoglobin
4. carbon containing nutrients that are needed in small amounts to maintain health and allow growth.
6. a single sugar or blood sugar that provides energy to the body's cells.
7. energy-giving nutrients that include sugars, starches and fiber.
8. the body's main form of long term energy storage.
9. carries blood away from the heart
11. carbon-containing nutrients that are needed in small amount to maintain health and allow growth.
14. the science or study of food and the ways the body uses food.
15. the recommended nutrient intakes that will meet the needs of most healthy people.
16. the sum of the chemical processes that take place in your body.

1. made of amino acids, used in building and repairing structures in the body.
3. chemical elements that are essential inorganic nutrients that regulate body processes, build structural components.
4. a diet in which few or no animal products are eaten
5. a type of lipid necessary for certain essential functions like maintaining cell membranes and producing steroid hormones.
10. what makes up about 60% of your body and is essential for almost very bodily function.
12. substances in food that provide energy or help form body tissues.
13. a complex carbohydrate that keeps digestive systems healthy but cannot be digested itself.