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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. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Fad diets
Health
Water soluble vitamin
Electrolytes
2. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Micromineral
Carbohydrate
Essential amino acid
Electrolytes
3. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Sedentary
Irradiation
Complex carbohydrates
Aerobic activity
4. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Aerobic activity
Non essential amino acid
Anorexia nervosa
Diabetes mellitus
5. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Protein
Eating disorder
Lifestyle
Target heart rate
6. Low blood glucose levels
Hypoglycemia
Psychological health
Fat soluble vitamin
Technology
7. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Anaerobic activity
Water soluble vitamin
Carbohydrate
Sedentary
8. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Electrolytes
Vitamins
Anorexia nervosa
Vegetarianism
9. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Micromineral
Organic food
Genetic engineering
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
10. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Wellness
Sugars
Macromineral
Carbohydrate
11. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Fat soluble vitamin
Food drug interaction
Bulimia nervosa
Vitamins
12. Inability to digest lactose
Physical health
Lactose intolerance
Electrolytes
Food additive
13. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Phytochemicals
MyPyramid
Cholesterol
Protein
14. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Physical health
Anorexia nervosa
Energy balance
Saturated fatty acid
15. 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
Technology
Trans-fatty acid
Intensity
16. Low blood glucose levels
MyPyramid
Hypoglycemia
Dental caries
Diuretic
17. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Vegetarianism
Endurance
Essential amino acid
Cholesterol
18. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Bulimia nervosa
Hypoglycemia
Phytochemicals
Cardio respiratory endurance
19. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Anabolic steroid
Micromineral
Incomplete protein
Emotional health
20. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Carbohydrate loading
Physical fitness
Essential amino acid
Social health
21. 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
Complex carbohydrates
Saturated fatty acid
Unsaturated fatty acid
Genetic engineering
22. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Anaerobic activity
Dehydration
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Dental caries
23. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Fat
Wellness
Atherosclerosis
24. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Macromineral
Strength
Emotional health
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
25. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Macromineral
Trans-fatty acid
Social health
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
26. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Dietary fiber
Incomplete protein
Nutrition
Physical activity
27. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Complex carbohydrates
Trans-fatty acid
Physical health
Minerals
28. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Social health
Vitamins
Complete protein
Bulimia nervosa
29. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Fat
Energy balance
Micromineral
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
30. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Emotional health
Lifestyle
Complete protein
Unsaturated fatty acid
31. 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
Water soluble vitamin
Starch
Fad diets
32. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Fat soluble vitamin
Intensity
Simple carbohydrates
Social health
33. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Vegetarianism
Electrolytes
Complete protein
Dehydration
34. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Hypoglycemia
Lactose intolerance
Coordination
Endurance
35. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Water soluble vitamin
Simple carbohydrates
Protein
Lactose intolerance
36. Weight loss plans that are popular for a short time and are often based on misinformation - unusual requirements - and promises of immediate weight loss
MyPyramid
Fad diets
Balance
Dehydration
37. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Atherosclerosis
Physical fitness
Complete protein
Psychological health
38. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Vegetarianism
Macromineral
Culture
Incomplete protein
39. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Psychological health
Flexibility
Vegetarianism
Body Mass Index (BMI)
40. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Binge eating disorder
Emotional health
Genetic engineering
Nutrition
41. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
Irradiation
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Fat soluble vitamin
Emotional health
42. Physically inactive
Target heart rate
Eating disorder
Hypoglycemia
Sedentary
43. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Genetic engineering
Target heart rate
Complete protein
Cardio respiratory endurance
44. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Food drug interaction
Eating disorder
Anaerobic activity
Amino acid
45. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Sugars
Vegetarianism
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Diuretic
46. The use of muscles to move the body
Anabolic steroid
Physical activity
Flexibility
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
47. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Physical health
Cholesterol
Atherosclerosis
Bulimia nervosa
48. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Irradiation
Intensity
Carbohydrate loading
Micromineral
49. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Lifestyle
Macromineral
Diabetes mellitus
Dietary fiber
50. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Cholesterol
Culture
Lifestyle
Target heart rate