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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
Physical health
Essential amino acid
Phytochemicals
Lifestyle
2. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Trans-fatty acid
Health
Body composition
Nutrition
3. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Target heart rate
Fat soluble vitamin
Fat soluble vitamin
Endurance
4. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Complete protein
Carbohydrate
MyPyramid
Intensity
5. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Intensity
Unsaturated fatty acid
Dehydration
Flexibility
6. 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
Vegetarianism
Unsaturated fatty acid
Fat
Lifestyle
7. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Lifestyle
Strength
Organic food
Technology
8. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Social health
Physical activity
Aerobic activity
Target heart rate
9. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Technology
Energy balance
Aerobic activity
Trans-fatty acid
10. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Complex carbohydrates
Strength
Energy balance
Macromineral
11. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Eating disorder
Hypoglycemia
Culture
Trans-fatty acid
12. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Social health
Eating disorder
Social health
Minerals
13. A substance that increases urine production
Anaerobic activity
Nutrition
Binge eating disorder
Diuretic
14. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Balance
Cardio respiratory endurance
Lifestyle
Binge eating disorder
15. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Fat soluble vitamin
Atherosclerosis
Antioxidant
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
16. The use of muscles to move the body
Complex carbohydrates
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Physical activity
Amino acid
17. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Eating disorder
Psychological health
Culture
Macromineral
18. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Incomplete protein
Non essential amino acid
Emotional health
Endurance
19. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Anorexia nervosa
Fad diets
Complete protein
Antioxidant
20. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Binge eating disorder
Flexibility
Minerals
Organic food
21. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Carbohydrate loading
Nutrition
Macromineral
Fad diets
22. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Sedentary
Atherosclerosis
Balance
Dental caries
23. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Non essential amino acid
Amino acid
Dietary fiber
Diabetes mellitus
24. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Food drug interaction
Atherosclerosis
Sedentary
Minerals
25. Weight loss plans that are popular for a short time and are often based on misinformation - unusual requirements - and promises of immediate weight loss
Irradiation
Dental caries
MyPyramid
Fad diets
26. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Nutrient
Bulimia nervosa
Body Mass Index (BMI)
27. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Minerals
Diabetes mellitus
Carbohydrate
Wellness
28. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Vitamins
Anaerobic activity
Anabolic steroid
Lactose intolerance
29. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Dietary fiber
Cardio respiratory endurance
Diuretic
Trans-fatty acid
30. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Anorexia nervosa
Dehydration
Bulimia nervosa
Simple carbohydrates
31. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Minerals
Genetic engineering
Complete protein
Cardio respiratory endurance
32. Tooth decay
Fat soluble vitamin
Psychological health
Dental caries
Protein
33. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Genetic engineering
Emotional health
Nutrition
Health
34. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Binge eating disorder
Technology
Incomplete protein
Food drug interaction
35. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Strength
Fat soluble vitamin
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Simple carbohydrates
36. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Diuretic
Energy balance
Amino acid
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
37. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Dietary fiber
Irradiation
MyPyramid
Fat soluble vitamin
38. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Cardio respiratory endurance
Carbohydrate
Hypoglycemia
Body composition
39. 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
Atherosclerosis
Starch
Sedentary
Hypoglycemia
40. Inability to digest lactose
Lactose intolerance
Atherosclerosis
MyPyramid
Flexibility
41. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Antioxidant
Dehydration
Phytochemicals
Lifestyle
42. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Dehydration
Aerobic activity
Complete protein
43. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Cardio respiratory endurance
Dental caries
Essential amino acid
Food additive
44. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Vitamins
Aerobic activity
Target heart rate
Wellness
45. The overall condition of a person's body
Fad diets
Irradiation
Physical health
Eating disorder
46. A fatty acid that has no double bonds in its chemical structure and carries a full load of hydrogen atoms; solid at room temperature.
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Saturated fatty acid
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Dehydration
47. Plant material that cannot be digested
Carbohydrate loading
Eating disorder
Dietary fiber
Unsaturated fatty acid
48. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Diabetes mellitus
Body composition
Diabetes mellitus
Cholesterol
49. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Nutrition
Complete protein
Protein
Complex carbohydrates
50. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Anorexia nervosa
Body composition
Micromineral
Fat soluble vitamin