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Nutrition And Wellness
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health-and-nutrition
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Complex carbohydrates
Intensity
Endurance
Vegetarianism
2. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Psychological health
Fad diets
Physical fitness
Intensity
3. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Non essential amino acid
Energy balance
Dietary fiber
Micromineral
4. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Water soluble vitamin
Anaerobic activity
Cholesterol
Dehydration
5. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Fat
Water soluble vitamin
Balance
Minerals
6. A substance that increases urine production
Body composition
Diuretic
Trans-fatty acid
Lactose intolerance
7. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Physical health
Cholesterol
Anabolic steroid
Physical health
8. Tooth decay
Dental caries
Complete protein
Anaerobic activity
Diuretic
9. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Incomplete protein
Health
Cardio respiratory endurance
Phytochemicals
10. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Carbohydrate
Simple carbohydrates
Phytochemicals
MyPyramid
11. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Health
Technology
Organic food
Essential amino acid
12. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Flexibility
Endurance
Phytochemicals
13. The overall condition of a person's body
Physical health
Sugars
Organic food
Target heart rate
14. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Antioxidant
Nutrient
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Target heart rate
15. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Nutrition
Non essential amino acid
Irradiation
Lifestyle
16. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Wellness
Atherosclerosis
Physical health
Flexibility
17. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Complex carbohydrates
Intensity
Nutrition
Cholesterol
18. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Physical health
Cardio respiratory endurance
Essential amino acid
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
19. The percentage of different types of tissues in the body - such as fat - muscle - and bone
Balance
Health
Cardio respiratory endurance
Body composition
20. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Lifestyle
Anabolic steroid
Wellness
Vegetarianism
21. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Macromineral
Trans-fatty acid
Cardio respiratory endurance
Balance
22. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Genetic engineering
Intensity
Amino acid
Food additive
23. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Diabetes mellitus
Sedentary
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Nutrient
24. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Anabolic steroid
Vitamins
Dental caries
Strength
25. A polysaccharide that is the storage form of energy in plants; a complex carbohydrate found in foods such as potatoes - corn - rice - grits - pasta -oatmeal - and cornmeal
Starch
Dental caries
Binge eating disorder
Intensity
26. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Hypoglycemia
Dehydration
Sugars
Aerobic activity
27. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Carbohydrate
Culture
Coordination
Sugars
28. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Intensity
Emotional health
Fat
Physical fitness
29. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Sugars
Protein
Complex carbohydrates
Balance
30. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
Technology
Food additive
Anaerobic activity
Nutrition
31. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Target heart rate
Trans-fatty acid
Complete protein
Anorexia nervosa
32. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Cholesterol
Minerals
Dehydration
Social health
33. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Trans-fatty acid
Fat soluble vitamin
Starch
Food additive
34. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Nutrition
Irradiation
Micromineral
Unsaturated fatty acid
35. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Target heart rate
Micromineral
Health
Aerobic activity
36. Inability to digest lactose
Energy balance
Sugars
Coordination
Lactose intolerance
37. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Complex carbohydrates
Food drug interaction
Irradiation
Balance
38. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Organic food
Vitamins
Anaerobic activity
Atherosclerosis
39. Tooth decay
Strength
Food additive
Cholesterol
Dental caries
40. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Starch
Nutrient
Genetic engineering
MyPyramid
41. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Technology
Technology
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Psychological health
42. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
Organic food
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Starch
Minerals
43. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
Phytochemicals
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Target heart rate
Aerobic activity
44. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Sedentary
Lifestyle
Emotional health
Anorexia nervosa
45. The use of muscles to move the body
Physical activity
Energy balance
Emotional health
Technology
46. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Bulimia nervosa
Fad diets
Macromineral
Genetic engineering
47. Weight loss plans that are popular for a short time and are often based on misinformation - unusual requirements - and promises of immediate weight loss
Fad diets
Anorexia nervosa
Vegetarianism
Dental caries
48. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Lifestyle
Essential amino acid
Complex carbohydrates
Amino acid
49. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Anabolic steroid
MyPyramid
Body composition
Vegetarianism
50. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Phytochemicals
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Binge eating disorder
Wellness