Across
- 3. vitamins that help protect healthy cells from the damage caused by the normal aging process
- 7. the 9 amino acids your body can not manufacture
- 9. the chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release energy
- 12. occur in fruits, veggies, milk, and are added to manufactured goods. Glucose is the most important of the simple carbs
- 13. a part of red blood cells; helps in energy metabolism
- 15. a waxy fatlike substance that is found in only animal products
Down
- 1. measurement of the amount of energy released when nutrients are broken down
- 2. liquid form fat at room temp
- 4. helps maintain water balance and make protein; functioning of heart and nervous system
- 5. added hydrogen to the fat molecules in vegetable oils makes _____
- 6. nutrients that occur naturally in rocks and soil
- 8. helps build and maintain bones and teeth; nerve and muscle function; blood clotting
- 10. solid form fat at room temp
- 11. proteins in long chains of smaller links chemically bound together
- 12. helps maintain water balance; nerve function
- 14. made up of sugars that are linked together chemically from potatoes and grains made into rice, cereal, and tortillas