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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 state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Cardio respiratory endurance
Physical fitness
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Lifestyle
2. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Antioxidant
Hypoglycemia
Nutrient
Atherosclerosis
3. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Culture
Flexibility
Food additive
Target heart rate
4. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Wellness
Diuretic
Complete protein
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
5. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Dehydration
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Sedentary
Vitamins
6. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Fat
Cardio respiratory endurance
Amino acid
Psychological health
7. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Irradiation
Phytochemicals
Complex carbohydrates
Carbohydrate
8. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Hypoglycemia
Physical fitness
MyPyramid
Culture
9. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Food additive
Balance
Complete protein
Physical health
10. The percentage of different types of tissues in the body - such as fat - muscle - and bone
Emotional health
Flexibility
Binge eating disorder
Body composition
11. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Bulimia nervosa
Incomplete protein
Strength
Aerobic activity
12. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Vegetarianism
Energy balance
Fat soluble vitamin
Amino acid
13. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
Lifestyle
Culture
Unsaturated fatty acid
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
14. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Carbohydrate
Physical activity
Target heart rate
Organic food
15. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Essential amino acid
Endurance
Non essential amino acid
Protein
16. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Binge eating disorder
Sugars
Minerals
Energy balance
17. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Emotional health
Trans-fatty acid
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Water soluble vitamin
18. Plant material that cannot be digested
Atherosclerosis
Culture
Dietary fiber
Amino acid
19. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Dental caries
Intensity
Binge eating disorder
Culture
20. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Anabolic steroid
Flexibility
Physical activity
Genetic engineering
21. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Eating disorder
Vitamins
Complete protein
Diuretic
22. Physically inactive
Dehydration
Balance
Sedentary
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
23. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Hypoglycemia
Dehydration
Target heart rate
Aerobic activity
24. Tooth decay
Target heart rate
Minerals
Dental caries
Diuretic
25. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Fad diets
Fat soluble vitamin
Trans-fatty acid
Physical activity
26. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Nutrition
Binge eating disorder
Lactose intolerance
Target heart rate
27. Tooth decay
Dental caries
Intensity
Health
MyPyramid
28. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Sedentary
Trans-fatty acid
Antioxidant
29. Weight loss plans that are popular for a short time and are often based on misinformation - unusual requirements - and promises of immediate weight loss
Physical fitness
Cholesterol
Anaerobic activity
Fad diets
30. 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
Unsaturated fatty acid
Physical fitness
MyPyramid
Body composition
31. Physically inactive
Macromineral
Antioxidant
Sedentary
Body Mass Index (BMI)
32. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Sugars
Fat
MyPyramid
Anabolic steroid
33. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Coordination
Flexibility
Phytochemicals
Amino acid
34. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Binge eating disorder
Anorexia nervosa
Diuretic
Anabolic steroid
35. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Physical health
Non essential amino acid
Simple carbohydrates
Physical fitness
36. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Starch
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Vitamins
Organic food
37. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Fad diets
Balance
Starch
Anorexia nervosa
38. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Unsaturated fatty acid
Balance
MyPyramid
Eating disorder
39. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Saturated fatty acid
Fad diets
Anabolic steroid
Food additive
40. Low blood glucose levels
Diuretic
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Hypoglycemia
Physical fitness
41. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Strength
Emotional health
Fat
Saturated fatty acid
42. Plant material that cannot be digested
Intensity
Trans-fatty acid
Dietary fiber
Physical fitness
43. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Technology
Irradiation
Phytochemicals
Nutrition
44. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Dehydration
Food drug interaction
Fat soluble vitamin
Micromineral
45. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Cholesterol
Protein
Psychological health
Phytochemicals
46. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Electrolytes
Wellness
Essential amino acid
Sugars
47. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Social health
Incomplete protein
Physical health
48. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Endurance
Aerobic activity
Complete protein
Body composition
49. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Physical health
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Complete protein
Bulimia nervosa
50. 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
Carbohydrate
Electrolytes
Organic food