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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. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Aerobic activity
Electrolytes
Diabetes mellitus
Target heart rate
2. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Food drug interaction
Non essential amino acid
Energy balance
Physical fitness
3. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
Sugars
Fat soluble vitamin
Food additive
Dietary fiber
4. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Aerobic activity
Aerobic activity
Eating disorder
5. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Bulimia nervosa
Trans-fatty acid
Micromineral
Fad diets
6. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Eating disorder
Protein
Food drug interaction
Coordination
7. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Body composition
Genetic engineering
Diabetes mellitus
Non essential amino acid
8. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Body composition
Fad diets
Lactose intolerance
Micromineral
9. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Dietary fiber
Sugars
Organic food
Protein
10. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Lifestyle
Macromineral
Eating disorder
Sugars
11. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Trans-fatty acid
Intensity
Carbohydrate loading
Psychological health
12. Inability to digest lactose
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Balance
Strength
Lactose intolerance
13. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Micromineral
Fat soluble vitamin
Endurance
Antioxidant
14. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Nutrient
Social health
Food drug interaction
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
15. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Lifestyle
Fad diets
Sugars
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
16. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Protein
Diabetes mellitus
Water soluble vitamin
Essential amino acid
17. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Fad diets
Water soluble vitamin
Atherosclerosis
18. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Genetic engineering
Simple carbohydrates
Macromineral
Vegetarianism
19. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Binge eating disorder
Lifestyle
Water soluble vitamin
Physical fitness
20. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Sedentary
Flexibility
Carbohydrate
Body composition
21. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Wellness
Macromineral
Simple carbohydrates
Intensity
22. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Antioxidant
Carbohydrate
Genetic engineering
Target heart rate
23. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Wellness
Lifestyle
Hypoglycemia
Trans-fatty acid
24. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Atherosclerosis
Fad diets
Aerobic activity
Endurance
25. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Target heart rate
Anabolic steroid
Incomplete protein
26. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Cholesterol
Aerobic activity
Psychological health
Hypoglycemia
27. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Lifestyle
Sugars
Strength
Psychological health
28. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Carbohydrate loading
Organic food
Food drug interaction
Cholesterol
29. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Sedentary
Wellness
Antioxidant
Energy balance
30. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Food drug interaction
Technology
Carbohydrate loading
Lifestyle
31. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Essential amino acid
Cholesterol
Genetic engineering
Binge eating disorder
32. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Macromineral
Body composition
Bulimia nervosa
Health
33. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Complex carbohydrates
Water soluble vitamin
Bulimia nervosa
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
34. Low blood glucose levels
Water soluble vitamin
Fat soluble vitamin
Health
Hypoglycemia
35. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Wellness
Social health
Lifestyle
Amino acid
36. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Strength
Anaerobic activity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Cardio respiratory endurance
37. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Simple carbohydrates
Atherosclerosis
Physical health
Irradiation
38. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Electrolytes
Complete protein
Vitamins
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
39. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Phytochemicals
Cholesterol
Psychological health
Saturated fatty acid
40. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Saturated fatty acid
Complete protein
Anorexia nervosa
Carbohydrate
41. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Electrolytes
Target heart rate
Amino acid
Dietary fiber
42. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Body composition
Fat soluble vitamin
Endurance
Hypoglycemia
43. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Carbohydrate
Vitamins
Phytochemicals
Cardio respiratory endurance
44. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Unsaturated fatty acid
Bulimia nervosa
Organic food
Simple carbohydrates
45. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
Food additive
Food drug interaction
Psychological health
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
46. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Strength
Organic food
Cardio respiratory endurance
Genetic engineering
47. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Endurance
Lactose intolerance
Diabetes mellitus
Incomplete protein
48. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Fat
Food drug interaction
Sedentary
Flexibility
49. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Anorexia nervosa
Trans-fatty acid
Hypoglycemia
50. A substance that increases urine production
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Diabetes mellitus
Intensity
Diuretic