Across
- 3. one of the 7 minerals needed in significant amounts
- 4. an amount of energy released from the body
- 8. supplies energy for the human body
- 9. the chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release energy
- 11. maintains body temperature
- 13. has a role in growth and repair of your body's tissues
- 14. nutrients that occur naturally in rocks and soil
- 15. prevents constipation and reduces the risk of colon cancer
Down
- 1. helps protect healthy cells from the damage caused by the normal aging process as well as certain types of cancer
- 2. maintaining a steady state inside the body
- 5. regulate many processes in cells
- 6. Makes up 65% of the human body
- 7. wax-like substance found in animal meat
- 10. problems with blood pressure can come from too much of this
- 12. a condition where red blood cells do not contain enough hemoglobin