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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. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Vegetarianism
Balance
Technology
Complete protein
2. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Dietary fiber
Micromineral
Target heart rate
Saturated fatty acid
3. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Energy balance
Fat
Emotional health
Water soluble vitamin
4. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Electrolytes
Eating disorder
Coordination
5. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Health
Fat soluble vitamin
Emotional health
Eating disorder
6. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Emotional health
Micromineral
Social health
Strength
7. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Psychological health
Binge eating disorder
Amino acid
Trans-fatty acid
8. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Phytochemicals
Minerals
Micromineral
Atherosclerosis
9. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Anorexia nervosa
Eating disorder
Balance
Binge eating disorder
10. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Culture
Health
Energy balance
Carbohydrate
11. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Aerobic activity
Eating disorder
Saturated fatty acid
Fat
12. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Target heart rate
Fad diets
Irradiation
Water soluble vitamin
13. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Lifestyle
Amino acid
Body composition
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
14. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Fat
Sugars
Dental caries
Complete protein
15. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Phytochemicals
Culture
Fat soluble vitamin
Physical activity
16. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Fat
Vegetarianism
Irradiation
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
17. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Bulimia nervosa
Culture
Psychological health
Dental caries
18. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Nutrient
Anaerobic activity
Fat
Organic food
19. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Saturated fatty acid
Trans-fatty acid
Dental caries
Coordination
20. A substance that increases urine production
Dietary fiber
Nutrient
Wellness
Diuretic
21. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Nutrition
MyPyramid
Culture
Balance
22. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Carbohydrate
Health
Wellness
Nutrition
23. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Diabetes mellitus
Social health
Phytochemicals
Fat
24. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Fat
Simple carbohydrates
Endurance
Strength
25. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Strength
Anorexia nervosa
Starch
Psychological health
26. 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
Unsaturated fatty acid
Trans-fatty acid
Incomplete protein
27. Tooth decay
Dental caries
Body composition
Irradiation
Physical health
28. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Dehydration
Diuretic
Dental caries
Lactose intolerance
29. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Health
Culture
Organic food
Binge eating disorder
30. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Food additive
Aerobic activity
Non essential amino acid
Unsaturated fatty acid
31. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Technology
Complex carbohydrates
Fat soluble vitamin
Lifestyle
32. The use of muscles to move the body
Physical fitness
Physical activity
Irradiation
Diuretic
33. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Vegetarianism
Complex carbohydrates
Cardio respiratory endurance
Micromineral
34. The overall condition of a person's body
Physical health
Irradiation
Physical activity
Coordination
35. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Strength
Diuretic
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Vitamins
36. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Strength
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Eating disorder
37. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Food drug interaction
Sugars
Protein
Eating disorder
38. Tooth decay
Non essential amino acid
Antioxidant
Physical activity
Dental caries
39. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Bulimia nervosa
Complete protein
Aerobic activity
Starch
40. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Minerals
Essential amino acid
Nutrition
Food drug interaction
41. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
MyPyramid
Sugars
Protein
Technology
42. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Anaerobic activity
Diabetes mellitus
Anorexia nervosa
Health
43. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Diabetes mellitus
Psychological health
Physical fitness
Non essential amino acid
44. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Balance
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Health
Bulimia nervosa
45. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Body composition
Binge eating disorder
Complete protein
Social health
46. Plant material that cannot be digested
Dietary fiber
Nutrition
Endurance
Bulimia nervosa
47. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Atherosclerosis
Essential amino acid
Food additive
48. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Fat soluble vitamin
Carbohydrate loading
Genetic engineering
Trans-fatty acid
49. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Health
Antioxidant
Dehydration
Carbohydrate loading
50. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Sugars
Organic food
Fat
Physical fitness