This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Nutrition & Food Safety has 29 clues. Answers range from 6 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Found in butter; a solid
Nourishing
Humans need five of these in their body
The essential ones of these cannot be made by the human body
Nutritional Diagram
Eating disorder that involves forceful vomiting
Break down of food into energy
Hormone that lowers the level of glucose in the blood
Sucrose, Lactose, Maltose
Stored form of glucose
A fat that is liquid at room temperature
Can come as simple like sugar or complex like starch
Needed in small amounts to keep growth and metabolism in the body
Fat-like substance that is found in every cell of the body
Unhealthy diets that promise quick weight loss
Commonly known as water pills
Measures nutritional status in adults
Simple sugars consist of one sugar unit. Ex: Glucose
Sometimes called "glycans"
Indigestible component of plant cell
Energy that fuels the body
Needed for rebuilding cells and making new ones in the body
Source of stored energy in the body
Only needed in small amounts but vital for proper functioning
Loss of appetite for food: Eating disorder
Condition of being overweight or grossly fat
Disease where the insulin in the body is impaired
Complex carbohydrate
Backbone of many types of lipids