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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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1. ____ diets are more effective than ____ diets.
a series of diets followed by eventual weight gain; can lead to weight cycling
body mass divided by body volume.
decreases your appetite
Low-fat - low calorie
2. Use low-fat cooking methods such as....
an end product of the body's processing of glucose - helps muscles to work harder and longer during exercise.
poaching - roasting - barbecuing - grilling - and steaming
means there's no more than 40 calories per serving
starvation
3. Coffee - tea and cola - has this effect - which increases the amount of urine the kidneys produce
metabolism
Ideal body weight
Diuretic effect
occurs because exercise causes blood plasma volume to expand. this results in dilution of the blood. Causes confusion between real and sports anemia
4. On average - moderately active adult male should consume about ____ calories and ___ grams of fat.
2 -500 and 85
if you take in more energy than you put out - then you're in
headache - inappropriate elevated heart rate - and infrequent urination.
the relationship between energy intake an energy output
5. Satiety
6. About ____% of all of the calories you eat go toward physical activity.
1 in 5
30
Diuretic effect
fats
7. ____ hold water
20 to 25
1.4 to 1.7
a series of diets followed by eventual weight gain; can lead to weight cycling
carbohydrates
8. Soy nuts
roasted soybeans and have a nutty - peanut flavor
an end product of the body's processing of glucose - helps muscles to work harder and longer during exercise.
ruler - scale - and a chart
means a meat product has fewer than 5 grams of fat and 95 milligrms of cholesterol.
9. Body Mass Index or BMI
carbohydrates
measures the aount of air displaced rather than the amount of water displaced.
childbearing
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.
10. Fruit that contain at least 8 important vitamins
kiwi - papaya - cantaloupe - strawberries - mangoes - lemons - oranges - and avocadoes
60
body mass divided by body volume.
fat
11. About ____% of all of the calories you eat go toward the amount of heat yu burn by pocessing food.
10
medicine
metabolism
Low-fat - low calorie
12. Reduced
naurally high in protein - but low in calcium and vitamins A - D - and B12
meat
means that a poduct has had its fat or sodium content lowered by 25%
carbohydrates
13. Being overweight can bring on...
6
indicates that a food has at least 10 percent more of the RDA for a particular nutrient than a regular food.
diabetes - high blood pressure - and heart disease.
absence of menstruation
14. Body density
body mass divided by body volume.
12 to 25
can interfere with the ability or the desire to eat or interfere with the body's ability to absorb nutrients.
1 -800 and 60
15. ___ in ___ Americans are overweight.
1 -800 and 60
diet
decreases your appetite
1 in 5
16. Most training athletes require ___ to ___ grams of protein per kilogram of body weight.
1.4 to 1.7
what you eat
looks something like an EKG measurement - shows how much fat and lean tissue a person has.
The basic physical response to the need for fuel
17. Men should have ___ to ___ percent body fat.
If you take in fewer calories than you need - you'll be in
12 to 25
one-thirds
decreases your appetite
18. On average - moderately active adult female should consume about ____ calories and ___ grams of fat.
means a meat product has fewer than 5 grams of fat and 95 milligrms of cholesterol.
A chamber containing a known volume of air
1 -800 and 60
decreases your appetite
19. isoflavones
2 -500 and 85
measures the aount of air displaced rather than the amount of water displaced.
means a meat product has fewer than 5 grams of fat and 95 milligrms of cholesterol.
natural plant estrogens - found in soy can help to reduce cholesterol - decrease the risk of heart diease - and ease symptoms of menopause.
20. Anything over ___ percent body fat should set off an alarm.
rice milk
1 in 5
25
roasted soybeans and have a nutty - peanut flavor
21. Sudden weight loss can be a symptom of ____ and some ____ - but can also mean that a person isn't eating sufficient calories.
diabetes and cancers
the rule of weight maintenace
is a popular vegetarian meat substitute - compressed - fermented gluten (wheat protein)
carbohydrates
22. About ____% of all of the calories you eat go toward basic physiological functions.
60
means a meat product has fewer than 10 grams of fat and fewer than 95 milligrams of cholsterol.
A chamber containing a known volume of air
protein
23. Energy balance
2 -500 and 85
if you take in more energy than you put out - then you're in
means a manufacturer has added 10 percent or more of the RDA for a particular nutrient.
the relationship between energy intake an energy output
24. Extra lean
roasted soybeans and have a nutty - peanut flavor
means a meat product has fewer than 5 grams of fat and 95 milligrms of cholesterol.
feed me!
absence of menstruation
25. A serving of ____ should be no bigger than a deck of cards.
gives you clues about when to start and stop eating
a series of diets followed by eventual weight gain; can lead to weight cycling
meat
12 to 25
26. Hunger
1.4 to 1.7
1 or 2
the rule of weight maintenace
The basic physical response to the need for fuel
27. Men get ____ pounds for the first 5 feet of height and then ___ pounds for each additional inch of height.
the rule of weight maintenace
increase carbs to 70% of total calories; exercise intensity and duration must decrease
105 and 5
I'm full
28. Light
29. Herbs are ____.
medicine
means a manufacturer has added 10 percent or more of the RDA for a particular nutrient.
10
2 -500 and 85
30. Hunger
feed me!
means that a poduct has had its fat or sodium content lowered by 25%
coagulated soymilk - similar to milk curd
looks something like an EKG measurement - shows how much fat and lean tissue a person has.
31. Calories in equal calories out
60
the rule of weight maintenace
1.4 to 1.7
protein
32. ____ is denser and weighs more than fat.
muscle
a series of diets followed by eventual weight gain; can lead to weight cycling
build up
30 mins
33. Exercise at least ___ at least most days.
30 mins
25
30
when the body redeposits fat in the abdominal area (stomach) when it can.
34. Amenorrhea
has no more than 360 milligrams of sodium per serving and an entree no more than 480 milligrams.
30
absence of menstruation
105 and 5
35. Women require more fatty tissue because of the physiological requirements of...
overweight
childbearing
1 or 2
muscle
36. The major source of energy should come from carbohydrates - with fat being a...
gives you clues about when to start and stop eating
secondary source
1.4 to 1.7
is a popular vegetarian meat substitute - compressed - fermented gluten (wheat protein)
37. 'Thermic effect of food'
1 in 5
fruit sugar
estimate of the energy required to process the food you eat
60
38. Endurance -training athletes should consume approx ___ grams of carbs per kilograms of body weight.
carbohydrates
6
diabetes - high blood pressure - and heart disease.
metabolism
39. Low saturated fat
40. People who eat only once a day have very low resting
metabolism
has no more than 360 milligrams of sodium per serving and an entree no more than 480 milligrams.
naurally high in protein - but low in calcium and vitamins A - D - and B12
estimate of the energy required to process the food you eat
41. More
overweight
means a meat product has fewer than 5 grams of fat and 95 milligrms of cholesterol.
what you burn up
indicates that a food has at least 10 percent more of the RDA for a particular nutrient than a regular food.
42. ____ just causes the body t crave high fat to replace the lost body fat.
a series of diets followed by eventual weight gain; can lead to weight cycling
starvation
decreases your appetite
6
43. Carb-loading
headache - inappropriate elevated heart rate - and infrequent urination.
7
increase carbs to 70% of total calories; exercise intensity and duration must decrease
30
44. One pound of weight equals approximately ____ calories.
3500
1.4 to 1.7
diabetes - high blood pressure - and heart disease.
coagulated soymilk - similar to milk curd
45. It is dangerous to loose more than ___ or ___ per week.
fats
10
the relationship between energy intake an energy output
1 or 2
46. Protein is required for the maintenance and repair of muscles - but it doesn't '___' muscles.
build up
gives you clues about when to start and stop eating
means a food contains 20% or more of a particular nutrient in a serving of food.
poaching - roasting - barbecuing - grilling - and steaming
47. The Soy Zone
48. Energy output
1 -800 and 60
what you burn up
meat
fatty tissue
49. 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.
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.
cholesterol and saturated fats
fatty tissue
poaching - roasting - barbecuing - grilling - and steaming
50. Bioelectrical impedance analysis or BIA
feed me!
looks something like an EKG measurement - shows how much fat and lean tissue a person has.
12 to 25
means a product contains only negligible amounts of fat - saturated fat - cholesterol - sodium - sugar - or calories.