Nutrition Chapter 8 Crossword

Substances that the body needs to regulate bodily functions, promote growth, repair body tissues, obtain energy.
A chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release energy.
Energy measured in units.
Nutrients made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
A type of complex carbohydrate that is found in plants.
Supplies the body with energy, forms your cells, maintain body temperature.
A waxy, fatlike substance found only in animal products.
They play a large role in the growth and repair of your body's tissues.
Helps the body with various processes, including the use of other nutrients.
Help protect healthy cells from the damage caused by the normal aging process.
Occur naturally in rocks and soil.
Your body is about 65% made up of this nutrient.
The process of maintaining a steady state inside your body.
These are contained water that regulate many processes in your cells.
A serious reduction in the body's water content.
The proteins in your body are made up of these.
A condition in which the red blood cells do not contain enough hemoglobin.
Are solid at room temperature.
Are liquid at room temperature.
Helps maintain water balance; nerve function.