Across
- 5. nutrient that provides energy and helps the body store and use vitamins
- 6. substance that protects cells from being damaged by oxidation and repairs damaged cells
- 7. acids building blocks of proteins
- 8. taking vitamins and excessive amounts
- 9. fat-like substance made by the body andfound in certain foods
- 11. rate in which food is converted into energy in body cells
- 12. a disease in which plaque deposits on artery walls
- 15. water or fat soluble nutrient that helps the body use energy stored in carbohydrates, fats, and proteins
- 17. macro or micro inorganic nutrient that regulates many of the body's chemical reactions
- 19. a condition in which the water content of the body has fallen to an extremely low level
Down
- 1. substance in food that helps with body proceses; protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, mineal, and water
- 2. food-borne illness from undercooked chicken, eggs, and other meats contaminated with the bacterium salmonella
- 3. a condition in which there is too much insulin in the body, causing low blood sugar
- 4. nutrient that is the body's main energy source; can be simple (sugars) or complex (starches and fibers)
- 10. blockage of an artery by a clump of material trageling in the bloodstream
- 13. a nutrient that becomes electrically charged when in a solution
- 14. nutrient made up of amino acids that is needed for growth, to build, repair, and maintain body tissues
- 16. food-borne illnes from inproperly canned foods contaminated with clostridium botulinum toxin
- 18. food-borne illnes from undercooked meat especially hamburger, contaminated with a certain strand of the bacterium Escherichia coli