Nutrition Vocabulary Crossword

The relationship between the energy you feed your body and the energy it expends
any of the nutritional components of the diet that are required in large amounts: protein, carbohydrates, fat and minerals
primary building blocks of the body. They are used to build tissues like muscle, tendons, organs, and skin, as well as many other molecules vital to life, such as hormones, enzymes, and various brain chemicals
Are the body's main source of energy. They are the sugars, starches, and dietary fiber that occur in plant foods and dairy products.
Disease of the bone causing it to become weak and brittle
unit of energy
how many calories you burn with exercise taken into account
the amount of calories you need for basic life functions
substances needed for growth and maintenance of life
the chemical reaction in the body's cells to change food into energy
healthy fats
waxy like substance needed to make cell walls, tissues, hormones, Vitamin D and bile acid
Organic compouns
elements naturally occurring
essential for all functions of the body
aids in digestion preventing constipation
used as our second source of fuel (energy)