Across
- 3. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits.
- 4. A term used to express a substance's acidity or alkalinity as measured on a scale from 0 (extreme acid) to 14 (extreme base).
- 5. A carbohydrate made up of many sugar units that are linked in straight or branched chains.
- 6. Poor nutrition usually endured for a long period.
- 7. Body's main source of energy.
- 11. A change in shape that happens to protein molecules when they are exposed to heat, acids, bases, salts of heavy metals, or alcohol.
- 13. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluids.
- 14. All the foods and beverages a person consumes.
- 15. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight, healthy weight, overweight, and obesity.
- 16. Body's storage form of glucose.
- 17. A set of nutrient reference values that can be used to plan and asses diets for healthy people.
- 18. A substance, such as a phospholipids, that can mix with water and fat.
Down
- 1. A complex protein produced by cells to speed a specific chemical reaction in the body.
- 2. A carbohydrate made up of single sugar unit.
- 3. the storage form of energy in the body.
- 8. A protein made by the immune system to defend the body against infection and disease.
- 9. A carbohydrate made up of two sugar units.
- 10. An energy yielding nutrient composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.
- 12. A difficulty in digesting food.
- 19. Indigestible polysaccharides that make up the tough, fibrous cell walls of plants.