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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. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Diuretic
Eating disorder
Fad diets
2. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Non essential amino acid
Unsaturated fatty acid
Bulimia nervosa
Electrolytes
3. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
MyPyramid
Complete protein
Lactose intolerance
Organic food
4. A fatty acid that has no double bonds in its chemical structure and carries a full load of hydrogen atoms; solid at room temperature.
Saturated fatty acid
Cardio respiratory endurance
Non essential amino acid
Food additive
5. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Bulimia nervosa
Food drug interaction
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Carbohydrate loading
6. 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
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Carbohydrate loading
Body Mass Index (BMI)
7. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Physical health
Micromineral
Protein
Lifestyle
8. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Food additive
Irradiation
Phytochemicals
Balance
9. Physically inactive
Sedentary
Hypoglycemia
Protein
Physical health
10. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Incomplete protein
Fat
Protein
Vegetarianism
11. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Carbohydrate loading
Macromineral
Health
Body Mass Index (BMI)
12. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Emotional health
Nutrient
Endurance
Cholesterol
13. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Endurance
Water soluble vitamin
Culture
Target heart rate
14. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Balance
Emotional health
Binge eating disorder
Psychological health
15. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Carbohydrate loading
Intensity
Aerobic activity
Diuretic
16. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Antioxidant
Non essential amino acid
Body composition
17. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Unsaturated fatty acid
Coordination
Trans-fatty acid
Balance
18. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Genetic engineering
Simple carbohydrates
Atherosclerosis
Diabetes mellitus
19. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Food drug interaction
Complex carbohydrates
Genetic engineering
20. The percentage of different types of tissues in the body - such as fat - muscle - and bone
Atherosclerosis
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Body composition
Non essential amino acid
21. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Aerobic activity
Sugars
Incomplete protein
Phytochemicals
22. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Organic food
Coordination
Trans-fatty acid
Physical fitness
23. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Hypoglycemia
Macromineral
Anorexia nervosa
Strength
24. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Antioxidant
Sedentary
Starch
Body Mass Index (BMI)
25. Low blood glucose levels
Diuretic
Health
Hypoglycemia
Protein
26. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Food drug interaction
Wellness
Endurance
Organic food
27. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Cholesterol
Bulimia nervosa
Macromineral
Non essential amino acid
28. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Sugars
Cholesterol
Unsaturated fatty acid
Genetic engineering
29. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Eating disorder
Sugars
Intensity
Lactose intolerance
30. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Bulimia nervosa
Anaerobic activity
Intensity
31. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Flexibility
Nutrition
Intensity
Sugars
32. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Physical activity
Irradiation
Fat
Diabetes mellitus
33. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Dehydration
Irradiation
Sugars
Nutrient
34. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Unsaturated fatty acid
Sugars
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
35. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Binge eating disorder
Antioxidant
Fat
Food additive
36. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Anaerobic activity
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Energy balance
Unsaturated fatty acid
37. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Food drug interaction
Non essential amino acid
Culture
Social health
38. 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
Incomplete protein
Saturated fatty acid
Body composition
Starch
39. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Complex carbohydrates
Cholesterol
Anabolic steroid
Physical activity
40. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
MyPyramid
Cardio respiratory endurance
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Fad diets
41. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Diabetes mellitus
Antioxidant
Sedentary
Strength
42. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Anabolic steroid
Dietary fiber
Phytochemicals
Micromineral
43. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
Micromineral
Binge eating disorder
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Health
44. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Diuretic
Amino acid
Food additive
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
45. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Complex carbohydrates
Essential amino acid
Incomplete protein
Dental caries
46. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Hypoglycemia
Psychological health
Fat soluble vitamin
Phytochemicals
47. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Target heart rate
Incomplete protein
Carbohydrate loading
Binge eating disorder
48. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Micromineral
Essential amino acid
Target heart rate
Target heart rate
49. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Incomplete protein
Fat soluble vitamin
Balance
Strength
50. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Dental caries
Strength
Vitamins
Anabolic steroid