Nutrition Crossword

4. These can be a source of energy for your body, but most importantly they grow and repair your body's tissues
6. A condition where red blood cells do not contain enough hemoglobin
8. Helps to maintain a healthy digestive system by preventing constipation, reducing the risk of colon cancer, and possibly preventing heart disease as well
9. A chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release the energy stored within it.
12. Maintains water balance in the body. Lowers blood pressure
13. These help protect healthy cells from the damage caused by the normal aging process as well as from certain types of cancer
14. These supply your body with energy, form your cells, maintain body temperature, and protect your nerves
15. A waxy, fatlike substance that is only found in animal products. Too much of this in the blood can cause plaque deposits to build up on the walls of blood vessels, blocking flow to the heart
16. The process of maintaining a steady state inside your body

1. These supply energy for bodily functions
2. The monomers that make up the protein molecules. They are like little chain links held together with polypeptide bonds. Your body uses them, after breaking down the protein they made up, to synthesize new proteins in the cells that your body needs
3. Mineral that promotes blood clotting and function of the nervous system. Forms bones and teeth
5. A measurement of the amount of energy released when certain foods are metabolized
7. Water dissolved substances that regulate cell processes
10. Fats that are synthesized when manufacturers add hydrogen to fat molecules in vegetable oils
11. Nutrients that occur naturally in rocks and soil