Nutrition terms

3. Stored in fat and therefore only needed in certain doses.
4. An element that body needs to work properly. It controls blood pressure and blood volume.
6. A B vitamin that helps new cell production, its needed by everyone, and needed especially by women or those of childbearing age.
10. Healthy adults should take in no more than 2300 mg sodium per day.
13. Results from sunlight, fatty fish, mushrooms, fortified OJ, beef liver and it is essential for bone health, fights sickness and depression, and gives energy.
14. Results from a blocked artery that feeds the brain.
15. Are found in wide array of healthy and unhealthy foods. Converts glucose to usable energy.
18. A fat soluble vitamin that maintains healthy skin, teeth, skeletal and soft tissues, muscle membranes and skin.
19. A mineral necessary for life, keeps bones healthy, nerves send messages, and helps muscles contract.

1. A needed mineral for proper body functioning. It builds proteins, breaks down and uses carbs, builds muscles, maintain normal growth.
2. Vitamin dissolved in water and is needed in constant supply because body excretes it and it isn't stored.
5. Found everywhere in body, helps oxygenate blood, and 46-56 grams are recommended daily.
7. Mineral needed for many functions of our hemoglobin, helps muscles store and use oxygen.
8. A good source for calcium.
9. Protein malnutrition that causes growth failure, loss of muscle mass, decreased immunity, weakens heart and respiratory system.
11. A type of unsaturated fats that are uncommon in nature and increase coronary heart disease.
12. A waxy substance that comes from two sources, your body and food.
13. A water soluble vitamin that is necessary for normal growth and development.
16. Results from a blocked artery that leads to your heart.
17. Low iron levels that result from blood loss, poor diet and an inability to store enough iron from food.