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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. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Endurance
Anabolic steroid
Phytochemicals
Physical activity
2. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Minerals
Fat
Intensity
Nutrition
3. The overall condition of a person's body
Physical health
Dehydration
Bulimia nervosa
Technology
4. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Genetic engineering
Cardio respiratory endurance
Atherosclerosis
Simple carbohydrates
5. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Unsaturated fatty acid
Electrolytes
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Eating disorder
6. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Simple carbohydrates
Saturated fatty acid
Eating disorder
Nutrition
7. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Diabetes mellitus
Cardio respiratory endurance
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Bulimia nervosa
8. Tooth decay
Social health
Complex carbohydrates
Bulimia nervosa
Dental caries
9. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Aerobic activity
Phytochemicals
Physical fitness
Protein
10. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Endurance
Wellness
Culture
Balance
11. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Electrolytes
Food drug interaction
Endurance
Fad diets
12. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Strength
Atherosclerosis
Dehydration
Intensity
13. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Strength
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Vegetarianism
Lifestyle
14. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Organic food
Dietary fiber
Vitamins
15. 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
Anabolic steroid
Flexibility
Unsaturated fatty acid
Carbohydrate loading
16. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Aerobic activity
Vitamins
Binge eating disorder
Balance
17. Tooth decay
Diabetes mellitus
Dental caries
Carbohydrate loading
Fat soluble vitamin
18. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Anorexia nervosa
Coordination
Lactose intolerance
Hypoglycemia
19. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Cholesterol
Anaerobic activity
Essential amino acid
Minerals
20. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Nutrition
Irradiation
Food additive
Antioxidant
21. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Body composition
Non essential amino acid
Energy balance
Complete protein
22. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Incomplete protein
Sedentary
Irradiation
Endurance
23. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Electrolytes
Binge eating disorder
Physical activity
Carbohydrate loading
24. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Cholesterol
Incomplete protein
Technology
Lifestyle
25. Inability to digest lactose
Carbohydrate
Lactose intolerance
Wellness
Food additive
26. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Food drug interaction
Water soluble vitamin
Protein
Nutrient
27. The use of muscles to move the body
Carbohydrate loading
Sedentary
Physical activity
Atherosclerosis
28. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Amino acid
Nutrient
Body composition
Diabetes mellitus
29. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Non essential amino acid
Carbohydrate loading
Lactose intolerance
Unsaturated fatty acid
30. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Simple carbohydrates
Bulimia nervosa
Essential amino acid
Anaerobic activity
31. Plant material that cannot be digested
Binge eating disorder
Electrolytes
Dietary fiber
Technology
32. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Unsaturated fatty acid
Vitamins
Amino acid
Cholesterol
33. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Flexibility
Organic food
Complex carbohydrates
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
34. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Antioxidant
Food additive
Anaerobic activity
Fat
35. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Saturated fatty acid
Amino acid
Water soluble vitamin
Non essential amino acid
36. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
MyPyramid
Saturated fatty acid
Nutrition
Energy balance
37. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Vitamins
Social health
Non essential amino acid
Vegetarianism
38. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Health
Dental caries
Starch
MyPyramid
39. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Energy balance
Emotional health
Food additive
Organic food
40. 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
Wellness
Fad diets
Phytochemicals
41. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Balance
Social health
Dietary fiber
Micromineral
42. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Psychological health
Food drug interaction
Diabetes mellitus
Fat
43. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Bulimia nervosa
Micromineral
Physical activity
MyPyramid
44. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Saturated fatty acid
Flexibility
Anaerobic activity
Vegetarianism
45. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Complex carbohydrates
Binge eating disorder
Antioxidant
Dental caries
46. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Balance
Health
Food drug interaction
Genetic engineering
47. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Protein
Strength
Trans-fatty acid
Binge eating disorder
48. A substance that increases urine production
Flexibility
Fat soluble vitamin
Vegetarianism
Diuretic
49. Low blood glucose levels
Vitamins
Hypoglycemia
Food drug interaction
Eating disorder
50. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Aerobic activity
Psychological health
Physical health
Food drug interaction