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Healthy Eating Habits

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1. Herbs are ____.
60
1 or 2
medicine
rice milk

2. Low saturated fat

3. Free
means a meat product has fewer than 10 grams of fat and fewer than 95 milligrams of cholsterol.
meat
means a product contains only negligible amounts of fat - saturated fat - cholesterol - sodium - sugar - or calories.
when the body redeposits fat in the abdominal area (stomach) when it can.

4. Low fat

5. Lean muscle uses more energy than ___.
10 percent
overweight
means there's less than 1 gram of saturated fat per serving
fatty tissue

6. Women get ____ pounds for their first 5 feet of height.Every inch adds ___ pounds.
coagulated soymilk - similar to milk curd
100 and 5
diet
1 -800 and 60

7. A serving of ____ should be no bigger than a deck of cards.
what you eat
meat
15 to 20 percent below ideal body weight.
1 in 5

8. Women should have ___ to ___ percent body fat
20 to 25
what you eat
looks something like an EKG measurement - shows how much fat and lean tissue a person has.
decreases your appetite

9. Morbid Obesity
means a manufacturer has added 10 percent or more of the RDA for a particular nutrient.
means there's less than 1 gram of saturated fat per serving
when a person is over 100 percent of his or her ideal body weight.
gives you clues about when to start and stop eating

10. Two important sections on the food label are the ____ and the ____.
Nutrition Facts and % Daily Values
energy
6
naurally high in protein - but low in calcium and vitamins A - D - and B12

11. About ____% of all of the calories you eat go toward the amount of heat yu burn by pocessing food.
30
fruit sugar
10
decreases your appetite

12. Air displacement
measures the aount of air displaced rather than the amount of water displaced.
secondary source
kiwi - papaya - cantaloupe - strawberries - mangoes - lemons - oranges - and avocadoes
roasted soybeans and have a nutty - peanut flavor

13. On average - moderately active adult female should consume about ____ calories and ___ grams of fat.
60
the rule of weight maintenace
can interfere with the ability or the desire to eat or interfere with the body's ability to absorb nutrients.
1 -800 and 60

14. About ____% of all of the calories you eat go toward basic physiological functions.
secondary source
a firm cake of pressed - fermented soybeans - sometimes mixed with grains - such as rice or wheat.
medicine
60

15. ___ stay with you - keep you feeling full for long periods of time
childbearing
a series of diets followed by eventual weight gain; can lead to weight cycling
fats
one-thirds

16. Behavior modification
1200
105 and 5
the use of operant-conditioning techniques to eliminate unwanted behaviors and replace them with desirable ones
I'm full

17. A hard training athlete can lose up to ___ to ___ cups of fluid per hour.
The basic physical response to the need for fuel
diet
6 to 10
what you eat

18. Appetite
1 or 2
A nonphysical response to eating - such as eating based on your mood - the time of day - or your cultural background
means a meat product has fewer than 10 grams of fat and fewer than 95 milligrams of cholsterol.
A chamber containing a known volume of air

19. BodPod
calories
gives you clues about when to start and stop eating
what you eat
A chamber containing a known volume of air

20. Light

21. Sudden weight loss can be a symptom of ____ and some ____ - but can also mean that a person isn't eating sufficient calories.
means that a food is raw or unprocessed and has never been frozen or reheated and no preservatives have been added.
means there's less than 1 gram of saturated fat per serving
diabetes and cancers
means a food contains 20% or more of a particular nutrient in a serving of food.

22. To measure a person's BMI - you need
what you burn up
decreases your appetite
ruler - scale - and a chart
gives you clues about when to start and stop eating

23. Yo-yo dieting
diabetes and cancers
I'm full
a series of diets followed by eventual weight gain; can lead to weight cycling
headache - inappropriate elevated heart rate - and infrequent urination.

24. ___ in ___ Americans are overweight.
1 -800 and 60
occurs because exercise causes blood plasma volume to expand. this results in dilution of the blood. Causes confusion between real and sports anemia
6 to 10
1 in 5

25. Endurance -training athletes should consume approx ___ grams of carbs per kilograms of body weight.
means there's less than 3 grams of fat per serving
6
12 to 25
absence of menstruation

26. Tempeh
secondary source
a firm cake of pressed - fermented soybeans - sometimes mixed with grains - such as rice or wheat.
20 to 25
childbearing

27. ____ hold water
absence of menstruation
coagulated soymilk - similar to milk curd
carbohydrates
diet

28. About ____% of all of the calories you eat go toward physical activity.
7
created a 'diet revolution -' and sugar busters and protein power all preached the power of high-protein - high-fat - low carbohydrate - low-sugar diets.
diabetes and cancers
30

29. ____ in equals ____ out
Diuretic effect
carbohydrates
means there's less than 3 grams of fat per serving
calories

30. Energy output
common way to calculate body density.
what you burn up
12 to 25
6

31. Anything over ___ percent body fat should set off an alarm.
20 to 25
3500
25
fats

32. Women require more fatty tissue because of the physiological requirements of...
I'm full
60
childbearing
15 to 20 percent below ideal body weight.

33. Healthy side dish
means that a poduct has had its fat or sodium content lowered by 25%
cholesterol and saturated fats
means there's less than 1 gram of saturated fat per serving
has no more than 360 milligrams of sodium per serving and an entree no more than 480 milligrams.

34. ____ is denser and weighs more than fat.
muscle
105 and 5
an end product of the body's processing of glucose - helps muscles to work harder and longer during exercise.
secondary source

35. It is dangerous to loose more than ___ or ___ per week.
100 and 5
rice milk
1 or 2
one-thirds

36. The excessive amounts of ____ and ____ in the Atkins and Zone diets can lead t cogged arteries that can - in turn - lead to heart attacks and strokes.
100 and 5
cholesterol and saturated fats
created a 'diet revolution -' and sugar busters and protein power all preached the power of high-protein - high-fat - low carbohydrate - low-sugar diets.
occurs because exercise causes blood plasma volume to expand. this results in dilution of the blood. Causes confusion between real and sports anemia

37. Calories in equal calories out
indicates that a food has at least 10 percent more of the RDA for a particular nutrient than a regular food.
the rule of weight maintenace
such as tofu dogs - burgers - crumbles - breakfast strips - and 'fake' sandwich meat - are generally made from soy protein and are designed to mimic their animal counterparts.
diabetes - high blood pressure - and heart disease.

38. A good ____ watches for fat - not calories.
means there's less than 3 grams of fat per serving
headache - inappropriate elevated heart rate - and infrequent urination.
measures the aount of air displaced rather than the amount of water displaced.
diet

39. Good Source
means a food contains 10 to 19% of the RDA for a particular nutrient.
roasted soybeans and have a nutty - peanut flavor
starvation
metabolism

40. Healthy food
1.4 to 1.7
means a manufacturer has added 10 percent or more of the RDA for a particular nutrient.
denotes a food is low in fat and saturated fat - has no more than 60 milligrams of cholesterol per serving - and atleast 10 percent of the RDA for vitamins A or C and for protein - calcium - iron - and fiber.
means there's less than 3 grams of fat per serving

41. Foods with less ___ have fewer calories.
muscle
means that a food is raw or unprocessed and has never been frozen or reheated and no preservatives have been added.
created a 'diet revolution -' and sugar busters and protein power all preached the power of high-protein - high-fat - low carbohydrate - low-sugar diets.
fat

42. Carb-loading
10
A chamber containing a known volume of air
60
increase carbs to 70% of total calories; exercise intensity and duration must decrease

43. More
3500
indicates that a food has at least 10 percent more of the RDA for a particular nutrient than a regular food.
common way to calculate body density.
1 or 2

44. Fortified
increase carbs to 70% of total calories; exercise intensity and duration must decrease
body mass divided by body volume.
30 mins
means a manufacturer has added 10 percent or more of the RDA for a particular nutrient.

45. Men get ____ pounds for the first 5 feet of height and then ___ pounds for each additional inch of height.
105 and 5
means a manufacturer has added 10 percent or more of the RDA for a particular nutrient.
60
25

46. Dr. Robert Atkins

47. Satiety

48. Hypothalamus
means a product contains only negligible amounts of fat - saturated fat - cholesterol - sodium - sugar - or calories.
diet
gives you clues about when to start and stop eating
roasted soybeans and have a nutty - peanut flavor

49. Strength- -training athletes should consume approx ___ grams of carbs per kilograms of body weight.
headache - inappropriate elevated heart rate - and infrequent urination.
2 -500 and 85
7
what you burn up

50. On average - moderately active adult male should consume about ____ calories and ___ grams of fat.
A chamber containing a known volume of air
2 -500 and 85
means that a food is raw or unprocessed and has never been frozen or reheated and no preservatives have been added.
means there's less than 3 grams of fat per serving