Across
- 2. a waxy, fat-like substance that is found only in animal products
- 4. have all the needed amino acids
- 5. process of maintaining a steady state inside your body
- 7. chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release energy
- 8. a condition in which red blood cells do not contain enough hemoglobin
- 15. maintains water balance in body
- 17. lacks one or more essential amino acids
- 18. can cause weakness, rapid breathing, weak heartbeat, severe diarrhea
Down
- 1. supply energy for your body's functions
- 3. vitamins that help protect healthy cells from damage
- 6. fats that have all the hydrogen the carbon atoms can hold
- 9. helps maintain bone and teeth
- 10. also known as sugars (found in fruit, milk, cookies, and candy)
- 11. made up of sugars linked together (found in potatoes, grains, rice, tortilla)
- 12. the product of when your body breaks down protein, turns protein into ____
- 13. supply your body with energy
- 14. nutrients that occur naturally in rock and soil
- 16. made when manufactures add hydrogen to the fat molecules in vegetable oils