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Nutrition And Wellness
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1. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Energy balance
Antioxidant
Starch
Micromineral
2. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Cardio respiratory endurance
Irradiation
Micromineral
Target heart rate
3. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Lifestyle
Antioxidant
Social health
4. Weight loss plans that are popular for a short time and are often based on misinformation - unusual requirements - and promises of immediate weight loss
Non essential amino acid
Fad diets
Target heart rate
Essential amino acid
5. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Intensity
Fat
Water soluble vitamin
Energy balance
6. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Physical health
Organic food
Unsaturated fatty acid
Endurance
7. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Carbohydrate
Food drug interaction
Eating disorder
Simple carbohydrates
8. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Non essential amino acid
Energy balance
Technology
Social health
9. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Electrolytes
MyPyramid
Fad diets
Psychological health
10. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Nutrition
Vitamins
Cholesterol
Dietary fiber
11. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Food drug interaction
Nutrient
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Genetic engineering
12. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Bulimia nervosa
Hypoglycemia
Irradiation
Water soluble vitamin
13. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Aerobic activity
Atherosclerosis
Fat soluble vitamin
Starch
14. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Target heart rate
Micromineral
Fat soluble vitamin
Essential amino acid
15. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Fat
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Genetic engineering
16. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Food drug interaction
Sugars
Micromineral
Simple carbohydrates
17. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
Food additive
Coordination
Aerobic activity
Diuretic
18. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Cholesterol
Dental caries
Physical health
Phytochemicals
19. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Balance
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Anorexia nervosa
Emotional health
20. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Phytochemicals
Incomplete protein
Lactose intolerance
MyPyramid
21. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Complete protein
Complex carbohydrates
Nutrition
Fat soluble vitamin
22. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Sedentary
Physical activity
Water soluble vitamin
Binge eating disorder
23. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Amino acid
Fat soluble vitamin
Starch
Strength
24. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Food drug interaction
Lifestyle
Water soluble vitamin
Carbohydrate
25. Inability to digest lactose
Lifestyle
Starch
Dietary fiber
Lactose intolerance
26. 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
Body composition
Unsaturated fatty acid
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Health
27. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Unsaturated fatty acid
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Eating disorder
28. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Lifestyle
Lactose intolerance
Physical activity
Diabetes mellitus
29. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Aerobic activity
Emotional health
Genetic engineering
Energy balance
30. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Social health
Amino acid
Non essential amino acid
Sugars
31. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Diuretic
Energy balance
Non essential amino acid
Hypoglycemia
32. 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
Balance
Dental caries
Social health
33. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Technology
Vegetarianism
Fat
Micromineral
34. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Flexibility
Nutrient
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Cardio respiratory endurance
35. Tooth decay
Balance
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Dental caries
Lactose intolerance
36. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Essential amino acid
Anaerobic activity
Health
Balance
37. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Unsaturated fatty acid
Eating disorder
Protein
Dietary fiber
38. Low blood glucose levels
Organic food
Anorexia nervosa
Complete protein
Hypoglycemia
39. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Lactose intolerance
Balance
Essential amino acid
Target heart rate
40. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Essential amino acid
Genetic engineering
Social health
Anabolic steroid
41. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Balance
Strength
Protein
Wellness
42. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Carbohydrate loading
Amino acid
Anabolic steroid
Hypoglycemia
43. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Physical fitness
Target heart rate
Intensity
Vegetarianism
44. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Fat soluble vitamin
Vegetarianism
Bulimia nervosa
45. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Coordination
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Trans-fatty acid
Physical fitness
46. 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
Unsaturated fatty acid
Antioxidant
Flexibility
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
47. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Social health
Bulimia nervosa
Water soluble vitamin
48. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Carbohydrate loading
Vitamins
Body composition
Amino acid
49. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Organic food
Incomplete protein
Dehydration
Irradiation
50. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Genetic engineering
Binge eating disorder
Intensity
Lactose intolerance
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