Across
- 4. waxy, fat-like substance that's found in all cells of the body. Your body needs this to make hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help you digest foods.
- 6. Unit of energy you get from food
- 7. any of the foods or substances that are combined to make a particular dish.
- 10. essential for healthy bones and is also important for muscle contraction, heart action, and normal blood clotting.
- 11. vital importance to digestion; it helps the body move food through the digestive tract
Down
- 1. typically can be broken down to release energy
- 2. the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
- 3. assist in a range of essential body functions, including: blood pressure.
- 5. essential components of the muscle, skin, and bones.
- 8. helps to maintain blood volume, regulate the balance of water in the cells, and keep nerves functioning
- 9. major storage form of energy in the body