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Across 3. Gender includes the social, psychological, cultural and behavioral aspects of being a man, woman, or other gender identity. Depending on the context, this may include sex-based social constructs as well as gender expression. 4. a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll. 5. the chemical element of atomic number 20, a soft gray metal. 10. Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (or blood sugar), which leads over time to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves. 11. molecules that combine to form proteins. 13. The hard, dense, calcified tissue that forms the skeleton of most vertebrates, consisting of a matrix made up of collagen fibers and mineral salts. 14. made with or containing whole unprocessed grain. "whole-grain cereals" 15. any of a group of vitamins found in liver and fish oils, essential for the absorption of calcium and the prevention of rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. 17. Blood pressure is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. 18. the chemical element of atomic number 11, a soft silver-white reactive metal of the alkali metal group. 21. a lack or shortage. "vitamin A deficiency in children" 22. Plant-based foods include fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, oils, whole grains, legumes, and beans. Consuming plant-based foods on a regular basis provides the vital nutrients such as protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and essential minerals.

Down 1. the upper layer of earth in which plants grow 2. a plant or part of a plant used as food, such as a cabbage, potato, carrot, or bean. 4. Proteins are large, complex molecules that play many important roles in the body. 6. a strong, hard magnetic silvery-gray metal, the chemical element of atomic number 26, much used as a material for construction and manufacturing, especially in the form of steel. 7. a silver-white soft light low-melting monovalent metallic element of the alkali metal group that occurs abundantly in nature especially combined in minerals. 8. An animal product is any material derived from the body of a non-human animal. 9. Carbohydrates, or carbs, are sugar molecules. 12. The nutrition facts label is a label required on most packaged food in many countries, showing what nutrients and other ingredients are in the food 16. lacticinia, a certain type of food products. 19. any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth. 20. the physical structure of a person or an animal, including the bones, flesh, and organs.