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Nutrition And Wellness
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health-and-nutrition
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Irradiation
Fat
Lactose intolerance
2. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Balance
Emotional health
Wellness
Endurance
3. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Aerobic activity
Nutrient
Emotional health
Social health
4. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Vegetarianism
Simple carbohydrates
Dehydration
Carbohydrate
5. The use of muscles to move the body
Fat
Antioxidant
Technology
Physical activity
6. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Phytochemicals
Phytochemicals
Anorexia nervosa
Amino acid
7. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Endurance
Carbohydrate loading
Carbohydrate
8. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Bulimia nervosa
Health
Protein
Fat soluble vitamin
9. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Fat
Eating disorder
Sugars
10. Inability to digest lactose
Lactose intolerance
Energy balance
Starch
Anaerobic activity
11. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Complete protein
Physical health
Bulimia nervosa
Essential amino acid
12. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Social health
Anabolic steroid
Physical fitness
Complete protein
13. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Intensity
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Food additive
Culture
14. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Lactose intolerance
Sedentary
Strength
Essential amino acid
15. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Anaerobic activity
Incomplete protein
Nutrition
Vegetarianism
16. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Diabetes mellitus
Physical fitness
Saturated fatty acid
17. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Atherosclerosis
Anorexia nervosa
Complex carbohydrates
Vegetarianism
18. A fatty acid that has at least one double bond between two carbon atoms in a carbon atom chain and is missing at least two hydrogen atoms; is liquid at room temperature
Electrolytes
Unsaturated fatty acid
Energy balance
Carbohydrate
19. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Strength
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Food drug interaction
Atherosclerosis
20. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Lifestyle
Bulimia nervosa
Wellness
Dental caries
21. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Intensity
Balance
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Vitamins
22. A substance that increases urine production
Diuretic
Nutrition
Unsaturated fatty acid
Macromineral
23. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Carbohydrate
Emotional health
Cardio respiratory endurance
Incomplete protein
24. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Anorexia nervosa
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Complex carbohydrates
Antioxidant
25. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Bulimia nervosa
Cholesterol
Non essential amino acid
MyPyramid
26. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Psychological health
Food drug interaction
MyPyramid
Atherosclerosis
27. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Flexibility
Social health
Non essential amino acid
Atherosclerosis
28. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Endurance
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Macromineral
Physical fitness
29. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Fad diets
Water soluble vitamin
Target heart rate
Bulimia nervosa
30. A fatty acid that has no double bonds in its chemical structure and carries a full load of hydrogen atoms; solid at room temperature.
Cholesterol
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Physical activity
Saturated fatty acid
31. The overall condition of a person's body
Sedentary
Lactose intolerance
Dietary fiber
Physical health
32. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Phytochemicals
Sugars
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Macromineral
33. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Bulimia nervosa
Balance
Diabetes mellitus
Incomplete protein
34. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Target heart rate
Physical activity
Food additive
Irradiation
35. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Health
Eating disorder
Flexibility
Electrolytes
36. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
MyPyramid
Dental caries
Binge eating disorder
Water soluble vitamin
37. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Vitamins
Irradiation
Endurance
Minerals
38. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Sugars
Irradiation
Trans-fatty acid
39. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Saturated fatty acid
Organic food
Energy balance
Antioxidant
40. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Simple carbohydrates
Dehydration
Physical health
Aerobic activity
41. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Incomplete protein
Dehydration
Target heart rate
Amino acid
42. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Sugars
Cardio respiratory endurance
Vitamins
Saturated fatty acid
43. Tooth decay
Wellness
Dental caries
Bulimia nervosa
Physical activity
44. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Coordination
Food additive
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Physical health
45. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Nutrition
Coordination
Micromineral
Fad diets
46. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Complex carbohydrates
Electrolytes
Strength
Unsaturated fatty acid
47. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Vegetarianism
Cholesterol
Endurance
Amino acid
48. Tooth decay
Binge eating disorder
Organic food
Dental caries
Target heart rate
49. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Dietary fiber
Vitamins
Physical health
50. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Cholesterol
Essential amino acid
Amino acid
Hypoglycemia