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Nutrition And Wellness
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health-and-nutrition
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Physically inactive
Cardio respiratory endurance
Trans-fatty acid
Endurance
Sedentary
2. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Fat
Diuretic
Lifestyle
Cardio respiratory endurance
3. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Unsaturated fatty acid
Saturated fatty acid
Vitamins
Social health
4. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Culture
Balance
Health
Dehydration
5. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Non essential amino acid
Endurance
Micromineral
Incomplete protein
6. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Eating disorder
Intensity
Dietary fiber
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
7. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Incomplete protein
Genetic engineering
Strength
Coordination
8. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Macromineral
Non essential amino acid
Flexibility
Bulimia nervosa
9. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Endurance
Cholesterol
Antioxidant
Flexibility
10. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Fat soluble vitamin
Macromineral
Culture
Essential amino acid
11. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Cardio respiratory endurance
Unsaturated fatty acid
Culture
Coordination
12. 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
Fad diets
Starch
Unsaturated fatty acid
Coordination
13. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Fad diets
Micromineral
Irradiation
Coordination
14. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
MyPyramid
Antioxidant
Unsaturated fatty acid
Incomplete protein
15. Power to work the muscles against resistance
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Nutrient
Technology
Strength
16. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Lifestyle
Fad diets
Endurance
Food drug interaction
17. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Dehydration
Wellness
Genetic engineering
Body Mass Index (BMI)
18. Physically inactive
Sedentary
Vitamins
Minerals
Minerals
19. 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
Eating disorder
Complete protein
Unsaturated fatty acid
Target heart rate
20. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Vitamins
Sugars
Nutrient
Genetic engineering
21. Weight loss plans that are popular for a short time and are often based on misinformation - unusual requirements - and promises of immediate weight loss
Anabolic steroid
Strength
Diuretic
Fad diets
22. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Flexibility
Antioxidant
Carbohydrate loading
Sedentary
23. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
Health
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Technology
Anaerobic activity
24. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Anorexia nervosa
Anabolic steroid
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
25. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Anorexia nervosa
Balance
Emotional health
Bulimia nervosa
26. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Atherosclerosis
Anabolic steroid
Amino acid
27. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Complex carbohydrates
Target heart rate
Psychological health
Simple carbohydrates
28. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Technology
Water soluble vitamin
Anabolic steroid
Protein
29. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Social health
Carbohydrate loading
Culture
Carbohydrate
30. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Anorexia nervosa
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Dehydration
Complex carbohydrates
31. Low blood glucose levels
Vegetarianism
Trans-fatty acid
Hypoglycemia
Sugars
32. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Amino acid
Diabetes mellitus
Macromineral
Body composition
33. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Physical health
Aerobic activity
Strength
Binge eating disorder
34. The use of muscles to move the body
Macromineral
Physical activity
Cholesterol
Body Mass Index (BMI)
35. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Antioxidant
Carbohydrate
Sugars
Dietary fiber
36. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Minerals
Psychological health
Intensity
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
37. The percentage of different types of tissues in the body - such as fat - muscle - and bone
Target heart rate
Body composition
Minerals
Binge eating disorder
38. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Incomplete protein
Diuretic
Non essential amino acid
Eating disorder
39. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Energy balance
Nutrient
Target heart rate
Cardio respiratory endurance
40. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Nutrient
Dehydration
Endurance
Simple carbohydrates
41. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Complete protein
Lactose intolerance
Phytochemicals
Carbohydrate loading
42. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Antioxidant
Dehydration
Diabetes mellitus
Electrolytes
43. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Health
Wellness
Carbohydrate loading
Fat soluble vitamin
44. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Social health
Aerobic activity
Atherosclerosis
Sedentary
45. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
MyPyramid
Complex carbohydrates
Target heart rate
Psychological health
46. Weight loss plans that are popular for a short time and are often based on misinformation - unusual requirements - and promises of immediate weight loss
Eating disorder
Fad diets
Trans-fatty acid
Nutrient
47. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Intensity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Anaerobic activity
Dietary fiber
48. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Coordination
Complete protein
Incomplete protein
Lifestyle
49. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Anaerobic activity
Target heart rate
Health
Sugars
50. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Anaerobic activity
Intensity
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Organic food