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Healthy Eating Habits
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Subject
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health-sciences
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Anything over ___ percent body fat should set off an alarm.
describe a color or texture - as in 'light wheat bread'. Food cntains 1/3 less calories or half the fat of a regular product. A low-fat - low-calorie food has had its sodium content reduced by half.
10 percent
25
diabetes and cancers
2. Negative energy balance
3. Herbs are ____.
cholesterol and saturated fats
fruit sugar
denotes a food is low in fat and saturated fat - has no more than 60 milligrams of cholesterol per serving - and atleast 10 percent of the RDA for vitamins A or C and for protein - calcium - iron - and fiber.
medicine
4. A serving of ____ should be no bigger than a deck of cards.
meat
a firm cake of pressed - fermented soybeans - sometimes mixed with grains - such as rice or wheat.
overweight
carbohydrates
5. Healthy side dish
15 to 20 percent below ideal body weight.
starvation
has no more than 360 milligrams of sodium per serving and an entree no more than 480 milligrams.
diabetes and cancers
6. A hard training athlete can lose up to ___ to ___ cups of fluid per hour.
looks something like an EKG measurement - shows how much fat and lean tissue a person has.
6 to 10
raw tomatoes and carrots
10
7. BodPod
1 in 5
2 -500 and 85
60
A chamber containing a known volume of air
8. The excessive amounts of ____ and ____ in the Atkins and Zone diets can lead t cogged arteries that can - in turn - lead to heart attacks and strokes.
100 and 5
cholesterol and saturated fats
30
1 in 5
9. To create a weight range - you add or subtract ___.
describe a color or texture - as in 'light wheat bread'. Food cntains 1/3 less calories or half the fat of a regular product. A low-fat - low-calorie food has had its sodium content reduced by half.
raw tomatoes and carrots
10 percent
build up
10. Lean muscle uses more energy than ___.
fatty tissue
means a meat product has fewer than 5 grams of fat and 95 milligrms of cholesterol.
7
One measure of how much fat a person is carrying - it has ranges for height and takes other factors into consideration. Can be used for all ages.
11. Energy balance
the relationship between energy intake an energy output
a series of diets followed by eventual weight gain; can lead to weight cycling
means a product contains only negligible amounts of fat - saturated fat - cholesterol - sodium - sugar - or calories.
The basic physical response to the need for fuel
12. Being overweight can bring on...
diabetes - high blood pressure - and heart disease.
when the body redeposits fat in the abdominal area (stomach) when it can.
6 to 10
20 to 25
13. Coffee - tea and cola - has this effect - which increases the amount of urine the kidneys produce
1.4 to 1.7
means there's less than 3 grams of fat per serving
105 and 5
Diuretic effect
14. Low calorie
15. Women should have ___ to ___ percent body fat
starvation
what you eat
20 to 25
naurally high in protein - but low in calcium and vitamins A - D - and B12
16. Eat at least ___ calories per day.
what you eat
If you take in fewer calories than you need - you'll be in
1200
Diuretic effect
17. Body Mass Index or BMI
One measure of how much fat a person is carrying - it has ranges for height and takes other factors into consideration. Can be used for all ages.
carbohydrates
means there's less than 1 gram of saturated fat per serving
means there's no more than 40 calories per serving
18. People who eat only once a day have very low resting
metabolism
30
If you take in fewer calories than you need - you'll be in
indicates that a food has at least 10 percent more of the RDA for a particular nutrient than a regular food.
19. Entree plates should be equally divided into ____ - with ____ for vegetables - ____ for carbohydrates - and _____ for the entree.
one-thirds
1.4 to 1.7
rice milk
kiwi - papaya - cantaloupe - strawberries - mangoes - lemons - oranges - and avocadoes
20. Water displacement test
gives you clues about when to start and stop eating
common way to calculate body density.
means that a poduct has had its fat or sodium content lowered by 25%
when the body redeposits fat in the abdominal area (stomach) when it can.
21. Hunger
means that a poduct has had its fat or sodium content lowered by 25%
looks something like an EKG measurement - shows how much fat and lean tissue a person has.
overweight
The basic physical response to the need for fuel
22. Seitan
the use of operant-conditioning techniques to eliminate unwanted behaviors and replace them with desirable ones
childbearing
is a popular vegetarian meat substitute - compressed - fermented gluten (wheat protein)
7
23. 'Thermic effect of food'
calories
A chamber containing a known volume of air
estimate of the energy required to process the food you eat
means a manufacturer has added 10 percent or more of the RDA for a particular nutrient.
24. Underweight
cholesterol and saturated fats
can interfere with the ability or the desire to eat or interfere with the body's ability to absorb nutrients.
15 to 20 percent below ideal body weight.
build up
25. Yo-yo dieting
a series of diets followed by eventual weight gain; can lead to weight cycling
when the body redeposits fat in the abdominal area (stomach) when it can.
starvation
body mass divided by body volume.
26. Reduced
body mass divided by body volume.
I'm full
common way to calculate body density.
means that a poduct has had its fat or sodium content lowered by 25%
27. Women get ____ pounds for their first 5 feet of height.Every inch adds ___ pounds.
100 and 5
medicine
naurally high in protein - but low in calcium and vitamins A - D - and B12
raw tomatoes and carrots
28. Soymilk
increase carbs to 70% of total calories; exercise intensity and duration must decrease
means that a poduct has had its fat or sodium content lowered by 25%
naurally high in protein - but low in calcium and vitamins A - D - and B12
means a manufacturer has added 10 percent or more of the RDA for a particular nutrient.
29. Eating elevated amounts of ____ for extended periods has been linked to kidney and liver disease and might cause certain vitamin deficiencies.
diabetes and cancers
is a popular vegetarian meat substitute - compressed - fermented gluten (wheat protein)
The basic physical response to the need for fuel
protein
30. Positive energy balance
31. Hunger
feed me!
fat
Ideal body weight
indicates that a food has at least 10 percent more of the RDA for a particular nutrient than a regular food.
32. One pound of weight equals approximately ____ calories.
ruler - scale - and a chart
3500
means a food contains 10 to 19% of the RDA for a particular nutrient.
occurs because exercise causes blood plasma volume to expand. this results in dilution of the blood. Causes confusion between real and sports anemia
33. To measure a person's BMI - you need
6
If you take in fewer calories than you need - you'll be in
ruler - scale - and a chart
created a 'diet revolution -' and sugar busters and protein power all preached the power of high-protein - high-fat - low carbohydrate - low-sugar diets.
34. Less
fatty tissue
means a food contains 20% or more of a particular nutrient in a serving of food.
I'm full
12 to 25
35. Bioelectrical impedance analysis or BIA
I'm full
feed me!
looks something like an EKG measurement - shows how much fat and lean tissue a person has.
poaching - roasting - barbecuing - grilling - and steaming
36. Signs of dehydration
energy
10 percent
headache - inappropriate elevated heart rate - and infrequent urination.
kiwi - papaya - cantaloupe - strawberries - mangoes - lemons - oranges - and avocadoes
37. A side effect of yo-yo dieting
when the body redeposits fat in the abdominal area (stomach) when it can.
Diuretic effect
6 to 10
feed me!
38. ____ in equals ____ out
protein
calories
the rule of weight maintenace
fatty tissue
39. Appetite
calories
Diuretic effect
can interfere with the ability or the desire to eat or interfere with the body's ability to absorb nutrients.
A nonphysical response to eating - such as eating based on your mood - the time of day - or your cultural background
40. The vitamins - minerals - and boanicals in slightly cooked tomatoes and carrot are used more efficiently by humans than those in...
such as tofu dogs - burgers - crumbles - breakfast strips - and 'fake' sandwich meat - are generally made from soy protein and are designed to mimic their animal counterparts.
raw tomatoes and carrots
fruit sugar
energy
41. An ___ is the weight at which you feel your best considering your height - bone structure - an muscle development at age 25.
Ideal body weight
6 to 10
gives you clues about when to start and stop eating
25
42. About ____% of all of the calories you eat go toward basic physiological functions.
60
One measure of how much fat a person is carrying - it has ranges for height and takes other factors into consideration. Can be used for all ages.
30 mins
rice milk
43. ____ diets are more effective than ____ diets.
10 percent
the rule of weight maintenace
calories
Low-fat - low calorie
44. Extra lean
30
means a meat product has fewer than 5 grams of fat and 95 milligrms of cholesterol.
headache - inappropriate elevated heart rate - and infrequent urination.
means a food contains 10 to 19% of the RDA for a particular nutrient.
45. ____ is denser and weighs more than fat.
energy
Low-fat - low calorie
denotes a food is low in fat and saturated fat - has no more than 60 milligrams of cholesterol per serving - and atleast 10 percent of the RDA for vitamins A or C and for protein - calcium - iron - and fiber.
muscle
46. Endurance -training athletes should consume approx ___ grams of carbs per kilograms of body weight.
has no more than 360 milligrams of sodium per serving and an entree no more than 480 milligrams.
6
means there's less than 1 gram of saturated fat per serving
1 or 2
47. The major source of energy should come from carbohydrates - with fat being a...
naurally high in protein - but low in calcium and vitamins A - D - and B12
60
means there's no more than 20 milligrams of cholesterol per serving.
secondary source
48. Satiety
49. Low fat
50. Calories in equal calories out
naurally high in protein - but low in calcium and vitamins A - D - and B12
the rule of weight maintenace
A nonphysical response to eating - such as eating based on your mood - the time of day - or your cultural background
means that a food is raw or unprocessed and has never been frozen or reheated and no preservatives have been added.