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Nutrition And Wellness
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health-and-nutrition
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1. 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
Dental caries
Minerals
Electrolytes
2. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Micromineral
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Emotional health
Culture
3. The percentage of different types of tissues in the body - such as fat - muscle - and bone
Complete protein
Body composition
Nutrition
Nutrient
4. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Complete protein
Intensity
Anorexia nervosa
Aerobic activity
5. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Lifestyle
Physical activity
Atherosclerosis
6. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Physical activity
Antioxidant
Lifestyle
Antioxidant
7. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Social health
Diabetes mellitus
Lifestyle
Phytochemicals
8. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Strength
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Anaerobic activity
Diabetes mellitus
9. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Binge eating disorder
Fat
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Diabetes mellitus
10. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Macromineral
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Eating disorder
Genetic engineering
11. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Complete protein
Macromineral
Balance
Fat soluble vitamin
12. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Anabolic steroid
Flexibility
Macromineral
Micromineral
13. Low blood glucose levels
Organic food
Hypoglycemia
Flexibility
Lifestyle
14. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Dehydration
Dental caries
Physical health
15. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Amino acid
Fat soluble vitamin
Anaerobic activity
Anorexia nervosa
16. 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
Anorexia nervosa
Unsaturated fatty acid
Physical fitness
Target heart rate
17. 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
Trans-fatty acid
Flexibility
Anaerobic activity
Starch
18. Tooth decay
Intensity
Diabetes mellitus
Aerobic activity
Dental caries
19. Physically inactive
Anaerobic activity
Aerobic activity
Hypoglycemia
Sedentary
20. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Strength
Diuretic
Physical fitness
Simple carbohydrates
21. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Antioxidant
Simple carbohydrates
Intensity
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
22. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Food additive
Phytochemicals
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Organic food
23. The use of muscles to move the body
Physical activity
Phytochemicals
Carbohydrate
Incomplete protein
24. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Lifestyle
Food additive
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Carbohydrate loading
25. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Nutrient
Starch
Fat
Psychological health
26. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Diabetes mellitus
Organic food
Minerals
Anaerobic activity
27. Weight loss plans that are popular for a short time and are often based on misinformation - unusual requirements - and promises of immediate weight loss
Wellness
Nutrient
Emotional health
Fad diets
28. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Nutrient
Energy balance
Physical activity
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
29. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Strength
Endurance
Macromineral
Emotional health
30. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Dehydration
Bulimia nervosa
Genetic engineering
Organic food
31. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Fat soluble vitamin
Fat
Nutrient
Food additive
32. Weight loss plans that are popular for a short time and are often based on misinformation - unusual requirements - and promises of immediate weight loss
Protein
Fad diets
Micromineral
Amino acid
33. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Carbohydrate
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Social health
34. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Sedentary
Emotional health
Minerals
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
35. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Carbohydrate loading
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Atherosclerosis
Balance
36. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Essential amino acid
Physical health
Balance
Complete protein
37. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Protein
Flexibility
Balance
Nutrition
38. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Physical activity
Physical activity
Target heart rate
Vegetarianism
39. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Carbohydrate loading
Food additive
Non essential amino acid
Vitamins
40. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Phytochemicals
Binge eating disorder
Lifestyle
Electrolytes
41. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Balance
Dietary fiber
Energy balance
Sugars
42. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Physical health
Vegetarianism
Trans-fatty acid
43. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Amino acid
Minerals
Saturated fatty acid
Sugars
44. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Essential amino acid
Coordination
Energy balance
Non essential amino acid
45. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Fad diets
Macromineral
MyPyramid
Physical fitness
46. Inability to digest lactose
Target heart rate
Lactose intolerance
Amino acid
Dental caries
47. The use of muscles to move the body
Anabolic steroid
Physical activity
Macromineral
Cholesterol
48. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Carbohydrate loading
Saturated fatty acid
Food drug interaction
Phytochemicals
49. Physically inactive
Bulimia nervosa
Anaerobic activity
Sedentary
Nutrient
50. The percentage of different types of tissues in the body - such as fat - muscle - and bone
Simple carbohydrates
Micromineral
Body composition
Complex carbohydrates
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