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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. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Lactose intolerance
Anabolic steroid
Protein
Vegetarianism
2. A substance that increases urine production
Unsaturated fatty acid
Fat
Lactose intolerance
Diuretic
3. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Non essential amino acid
Technology
Trans-fatty acid
Electrolytes
4. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Electrolytes
Endurance
Fat
Culture
5. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Diabetes mellitus
Food additive
Endurance
Sugars
6. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Balance
Wellness
Dental caries
Cardio respiratory endurance
7. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Dietary fiber
Non essential amino acid
Genetic engineering
Energy balance
8. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Unsaturated fatty acid
Incomplete protein
Trans-fatty acid
Health
9. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
Electrolytes
Lactose intolerance
Diabetes mellitus
Food additive
10. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Dental caries
Dehydration
Balance
Food drug interaction
11. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Physical fitness
Lifestyle
Lactose intolerance
Fat
12. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Technology
Wellness
Endurance
Fat soluble vitamin
13. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Emotional health
Dehydration
Non essential amino acid
Genetic engineering
14. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Energy balance
Micromineral
Food additive
Incomplete protein
15. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Cardio respiratory endurance
Essential amino acid
MyPyramid
Sugars
16. Inability to digest lactose
Atherosclerosis
Lactose intolerance
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
MyPyramid
17. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Physical fitness
Starch
Anabolic steroid
18. A fatty acid that has no double bonds in its chemical structure and carries a full load of hydrogen atoms; solid at room temperature.
Target heart rate
Atherosclerosis
Saturated fatty acid
Lifestyle
19. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Hypoglycemia
Vegetarianism
Intensity
Sedentary
20. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Incomplete protein
Electrolytes
Amino acid
Energy balance
21. 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
Carbohydrate
Trans-fatty acid
Micromineral
Starch
22. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Eating disorder
Macromineral
Intensity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
23. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Vitamins
Atherosclerosis
Genetic engineering
MyPyramid
24. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Food drug interaction
Carbohydrate loading
Macromineral
Carbohydrate
25. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Aerobic activity
MyPyramid
Eating disorder
Vitamins
26. The overall condition of a person's body
Saturated fatty acid
Physical health
Energy balance
Lactose intolerance
27. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Dietary fiber
Technology
Cholesterol
Balance
28. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Non essential amino acid
Body composition
Energy balance
29. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Social health
Essential amino acid
Sedentary
Atherosclerosis
30. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Nutrient
Minerals
Anabolic steroid
Dehydration
31. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Phytochemicals
Anorexia nervosa
Atherosclerosis
Culture
32. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Simple carbohydrates
Physical activity
Food additive
Essential amino acid
33. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Non essential amino acid
34. The overall condition of a person's body
Balance
Physical health
Antioxidant
Eating disorder
35. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Simple carbohydrates
Psychological health
Dental caries
Target heart rate
36. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Fat soluble vitamin
Intensity
Sedentary
Nutrition
37. The use of muscles to move the body
Physical activity
Target heart rate
Culture
Nutrition
38. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Food drug interaction
MyPyramid
Lactose intolerance
39. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Macromineral
Electrolytes
Electrolytes
Eating disorder
40. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
MyPyramid
Irradiation
Cardio respiratory endurance
Incomplete protein
41. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Non essential amino acid
Anabolic steroid
Flexibility
Diabetes mellitus
42. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Health
Hypoglycemia
Incomplete protein
Sugars
43. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Coordination
Food drug interaction
Psychological health
Binge eating disorder
44. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Genetic engineering
Diuretic
Non essential amino acid
Lifestyle
45. Plant material that cannot be digested
Social health
Dietary fiber
Social health
Health
46. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Aerobic activity
Flexibility
Unsaturated fatty acid
Fat
47. 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
Minerals
Unsaturated fatty acid
Wellness
Dental caries
48. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Dietary fiber
Fat
Health
Physical activity
49. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Technology
Trans-fatty acid
Essential amino acid
Food additive
50. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Lactose intolerance
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Intensity
Physical activity