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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. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Anaerobic activity
Aerobic activity
Incomplete protein
Genetic engineering
2. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Balance
Micromineral
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
3. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Electrolytes
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Complex carbohydrates
Eating disorder
4. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Physical health
Physical health
Lifestyle
Body Mass Index (BMI)
5. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Eating disorder
Balance
Incomplete protein
Binge eating disorder
6. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Carbohydrate
Energy balance
Fat soluble vitamin
Nutrient
7. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Amino acid
Nutrition
Binge eating disorder
Aerobic activity
8. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Balance
Aerobic activity
Atherosclerosis
Target heart rate
9. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Fad diets
Lifestyle
Dental caries
Vegetarianism
10. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Target heart rate
Cardio respiratory endurance
Incomplete protein
Wellness
11. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Culture
Complex carbohydrates
Phytochemicals
Water soluble vitamin
12. Weight loss plans that are popular for a short time and are often based on misinformation - unusual requirements - and promises of immediate weight loss
Sugars
Target heart rate
Fad diets
Intensity
13. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Anorexia nervosa
Coordination
Nutrient
Essential amino acid
14. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Sugars
Macromineral
Carbohydrate
Fad diets
15. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Endurance
Anabolic steroid
Diabetes mellitus
Sugars
16. Inability to digest lactose
Culture
Phytochemicals
Body composition
Lactose intolerance
17. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
Non essential amino acid
Atherosclerosis
Food additive
Social health
18. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Endurance
Coordination
Protein
Physical activity
19. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Eating disorder
Atherosclerosis
Sugars
Macromineral
20. The use of muscles to move the body
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Hypoglycemia
Physical activity
Saturated fatty acid
21. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Flexibility
Cholesterol
Amino acid
Anabolic steroid
22. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Aerobic activity
Cholesterol
Protein
Flexibility
23. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Food drug interaction
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Psychological health
Physical health
24. Weight loss plans that are popular for a short time and are often based on misinformation - unusual requirements - and promises of immediate weight loss
Psychological health
Fad diets
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Cardio respiratory endurance
25. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Dehydration
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Fad diets
26. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Carbohydrate loading
Aerobic activity
Organic food
Physical activity
27. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Binge eating disorder
Fat soluble vitamin
Micromineral
MyPyramid
28. Physically inactive
Sedentary
Cardio respiratory endurance
Nutrition
Atherosclerosis
29. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Anaerobic activity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Balance
Fat soluble vitamin
30. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Intensity
Amino acid
Lifestyle
Emotional health
31. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Carbohydrate loading
Essential amino acid
Amino acid
Macromineral
32. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Anaerobic activity
Strength
Technology
Diuretic
33. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Culture
Diabetes mellitus
Fat
Antioxidant
34. The overall condition of a person's body
Food drug interaction
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Physical health
Non essential amino acid
35. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Intensity
Protein
Fat
Psychological health
36. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Lactose intolerance
Sedentary
Vegetarianism
Health
37. Tooth decay
Dental caries
Electrolytes
Cholesterol
Fat soluble vitamin
38. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Antioxidant
Wellness
Vegetarianism
Social health
39. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Anaerobic activity
Physical fitness
Energy balance
40. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
MyPyramid
Lactose intolerance
Flexibility
Target heart rate
41. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Complete protein
Coordination
Wellness
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
42. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Complete protein
Protein
Organic food
Phytochemicals
43. 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
Energy balance
Food additive
Dental caries
Starch
44. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Endurance
Physical fitness
Food additive
Fat
45. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Organic food
Culture
Non essential amino acid
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
46. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Technology
Macromineral
Carbohydrate
Incomplete protein
47. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Anaerobic activity
Food additive
Intensity
Bulimia nervosa
48. Low blood glucose levels
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Hypoglycemia
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Energy balance
49. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Trans-fatty acid
Strength
Anabolic steroid
Health
50. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Physical health
Psychological health
Bulimia nervosa
Fat