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2. An amino acid that cannot be synthesized by the body and must be consumed in the diet.
3. The cells of the body that store fat derived from excess caloric intake.
6. A chemical structure containing one glycerol molecule and one fatty acid molecule.
8. A carb, such as starch, that consists of more than two monosaccharide units.
9. The most common and useful form of carbohydrate in the body.
10. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body from other amino acids.
14. The measurement of heat produced by a chemical reaction or by the body.
16. One of the most significant long-term epidemiologic studies about nutrition and health.
17. Inorganic elements required for normal physiologic function.
18. A chemical substance required in relatively small quantities in an individual’s daily nutritional intake
19. Organic substances required by the body in very small amounts to perform vital functions.
21. The presence of high levels of fat in the blood.

1. Vitamins that are easily dissolved in water.
4. A chemical substance required in relatively large quantities in an individual’s daily nutritional intake
5. The measurement of energy by the body using the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide produced.
7. In the 1800s, discovered the need for Carbohydrate, fat, and protein in every diet.
11. The science that interprets the connection between food and the function of the living organism.
12. Vitamins that are dissolved and stored in fat.
13. An abnormally low level of blood sugar (<70mg/dL).
15. The study of factors affecting the health and disease of large groups of people.
20. A carb, such as glucose or sucrose, that consists of one or two monosaccharides.