Across
- 3. the units that measure the amount of energy released when nutrients are broken down
- 4. nutrients that occur naturally in rocks and soil
- 5. they supply energy for your body's functions
- 8. serve as a source of energy and they play an important role in the growth and repair of your body's tissues
- 11. the process of maintaining a steady state inside your body
- 12. important for the functioning of your heart and water balance
- 14. vitamins that help protect healthy cells from the damage caused by the normal aging process as well as from certain types of cancer
Down
- 1. important for blood clotting, the functioning of your nervous system, and the formation and maintenance of bones and teeth
- 2. dissolved substances that regulate many processes in your cells
- 6. smaller chains of proteins
- 7. works with sodium to maintain water balance in the body and helps control blood pressure
- 9. made when manufacturers add hydrogen to the fat molecules in vegetable oils
- 10. a condition in which red blood cells do no contain enough hemoglobin
- 13. they supply your body with energy, form your cells, maintain body temperature and protect your nerves
- 15. necessary for healthy red blood cells and helps to build muscle mass