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Healthy Eating Habits

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Women get ____ pounds for their first 5 feet of height.Every inch adds ___ pounds.
ruler - scale - and a chart
100 and 5
20 to 25
starvation

2. About ____% of all of the calories you eat go toward basic physiological functions.
natural plant estrogens - found in soy can help to reduce cholesterol - decrease the risk of heart diease - and ease symptoms of menopause.
what you eat
Low-fat - low calorie
60

3. On average - moderately active adult male should consume about ____ calories and ___ grams of fat.
means there's no more than 40 calories per serving
kiwi - papaya - cantaloupe - strawberries - mangoes - lemons - oranges - and avocadoes
protein
2 -500 and 85

4. The major source of energy should come from carbohydrates - with fat being a...
protein
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.
secondary source
10 percent

5. Eating fats __________ -and eventually you might reduce the amount of food you're eating everyday.
energy
60
decreases your appetite
fatty tissue

6. Low calorie

7. A serving of ____ should be no bigger than a deck of cards.
a firm cake of pressed - fermented soybeans - sometimes mixed with grains - such as rice or wheat.
means that a food is raw or unprocessed and has never been frozen or reheated and no preservatives have been added.
meat
indicates that a food has at least 10 percent more of the RDA for a particular nutrient than a regular food.

8. Positive energy balance

9. A hard training athlete can lose up to ___ to ___ cups of fluid per hour.
6 to 10
means a food contains 20% or more of a particular nutrient in a serving of food.
increase carbs to 70% of total calories; exercise intensity and duration must decrease
the rule of weight maintenace

10. Low saturated fat

11. Satiety

12. Too much stored ____ can lead to obesity an obesity- related diseases
energy
cholesterol and saturated fats
metabolism
I'm full

13. ___ stay with you - keep you feeling full for long periods of time
The basic physical response to the need for fuel
fats
fruit sugar
what you eat

14. Energy balance
Nutrition Facts and % Daily Values
common way to calculate body density.
the relationship between energy intake an energy output
allows vegetarians or people who don't want to eat animal products to follow a high-protein - plant-based diet.

15. Bioelectrical impedance analysis or BIA
when a person is over 100 percent of his or her ideal body weight.
increase carbs to 70% of total calories; exercise intensity and duration must decrease
looks something like an EKG measurement - shows how much fat and lean tissue a person has.
1200

16. Free
carbohydrates
raw tomatoes and carrots
means a product contains only negligible amounts of fat - saturated fat - cholesterol - sodium - sugar - or calories.
A nonphysical response to eating - such as eating based on your mood - the time of day - or your cultural background

17. Sports anemia
occurs because exercise causes blood plasma volume to expand. this results in dilution of the blood. Causes confusion between real and sports anemia
overweight
decreases your appetite
allows vegetarians or people who don't want to eat animal products to follow a high-protein - plant-based diet.

18. Frozen Soymilk
meat
A chamber containing a known volume of air
rice milk
calories

19. Less
means a food contains 20% or more of a particular nutrient in a serving of food.
energy
metabolism
105 and 5

20. Endurance -training athletes should consume approx ___ grams of carbs per kilograms of body weight.
6 to 10
increase carbs to 70% of total calories; exercise intensity and duration must decrease
muscle
6

21. To measure a person's BMI - you need
ruler - scale - and a chart
indicates that a food has at least 10 percent more of the RDA for a particular nutrient than a regular food.
carbohydrates
the use of operant-conditioning techniques to eliminate unwanted behaviors and replace them with desirable ones

22. Carb-loading
increase carbs to 70% of total calories; exercise intensity and duration must decrease
one-thirds
overweight
protein

23. Fortified
1 in 5
15 to 20 percent below ideal body weight.
means a manufacturer has added 10 percent or more of the RDA for a particular nutrient.
diabetes - high blood pressure - and heart disease.

24. Calories in equal calories out
1200
allows vegetarians or people who don't want to eat animal products to follow a high-protein - plant-based diet.
10 percent
the rule of weight maintenace

25. Extra lean
means a meat product has fewer than 5 grams of fat and 95 milligrms of cholesterol.
fatty tissue
6
fats

26. Meat analogs

27. 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.
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.
medicine
cholesterol and saturated fats
1 in 5

28. To create a weight range - you add or subtract ___.
what you burn up
rice milk
The basic physical response to the need for fuel
10 percent

29. Women require more fatty tissue because of the physiological requirements of...
what you burn up
starvation
1200
childbearing

30. A side effect of yo-yo dieting
kiwi - papaya - cantaloupe - strawberries - mangoes - lemons - oranges - and avocadoes
when the body redeposits fat in the abdominal area (stomach) when it can.
12 to 25
means there's less than 3 grams of fat per serving

31. Tofu
coagulated soymilk - similar to milk curd
feed me!
body mass divided by body volume.
means there's less than 3 grams of fat per serving

32. One pound of weight equals approximately ____ calories.
105 and 5
cholesterol and saturated fats
3500
body mass divided by body volume.

33. Lean
means a meat product has fewer than 10 grams of fat and fewer than 95 milligrams of cholsterol.
allows vegetarians or people who don't want to eat animal products to follow a high-protein - plant-based diet.
30
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.

34. People who eat only once a day have very low resting
a firm cake of pressed - fermented soybeans - sometimes mixed with grains - such as rice or wheat.
means there's less than 1 gram of saturated fat per serving
metabolism
1200

35. ____ just causes the body t crave high fat to replace the lost body fat.
starvation
common way to calculate body density.
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.
energy

36. Anything over ___ percent body fat should set off an alarm.
what you burn up
means a meat product has fewer than 10 grams of fat and fewer than 95 milligrams of cholsterol.
poaching - roasting - barbecuing - grilling - and steaming
25

37. isoflavones
poaching - roasting - barbecuing - grilling - and steaming
means there's less than 1 gram of saturated fat per serving
if you take in more energy than you put out - then you're in
natural plant estrogens - found in soy can help to reduce cholesterol - decrease the risk of heart diease - and ease symptoms of menopause.

38. Strength- -training athletes should consume approx ___ grams of carbs per kilograms of body weight.
metabolism
7
an end product of the body's processing of glucose - helps muscles to work harder and longer during exercise.
diabetes - high blood pressure - and heart disease.

39. An ___ is the weight at which you feel your best considering your height - bone structure - an muscle development at age 25.
Ideal body weight
ruler - scale - and a chart
roasted soybeans and have a nutty - peanut flavor
If you take in fewer calories than you need - you'll be in

40. Energy output
Ideal body weight
The basic physical response to the need for fuel
what you burn up
has no more than 360 milligrams of sodium per serving and an entree no more than 480 milligrams.

41. Negative energy balance

42. ___ in ___ Americans are overweight.
1 in 5
means a food contains 20% or more of a particular nutrient in a serving of food.
what you burn up
means there's no more than 40 calories per serving

43. About ____% of all of the calories you eat go toward physical activity.
25
means there's less than 1 gram of saturated fat per serving
means a product contains only negligible amounts of fat - saturated fat - cholesterol - sodium - sugar - or calories.
30

44. Two important sections on the food label are the ____ and the ____.
30 mins
naurally high in protein - but low in calcium and vitamins A - D - and B12
Nutrition Facts and % Daily Values
means a food contains 10 to 19% of the RDA for a particular nutrient.

45. Body Mass Index or BMI
has no more than 360 milligrams of sodium per serving and an entree no more than 480 milligrams.
100 and 5
1 in 5
One measure of how much fat a person is carrying - it has ranges for height and takes other factors into consideration. Can be used for all ages.

46. Reduced
diabetes and cancers
one-thirds
means that a poduct has had its fat or sodium content lowered by 25%
15 to 20 percent below ideal body weight.

47. Hunger
the relationship between energy intake an energy output
60
The basic physical response to the need for fuel
secondary source

48. BodPod
fruit sugar
1 in 5
A chamber containing a known volume of air
allows vegetarians or people who don't want to eat animal products to follow a high-protein - plant-based diet.

49. Body density
describe a color or texture - as in 'light wheat bread'. Food cntains 1/3 less calories or half the fat of a regular product. A low-fat - low-calorie food has had its sodium content reduced by half.
means a product contains only negligible amounts of fat - saturated fat - cholesterol - sodium - sugar - or calories.
body mass divided by body volume.
the rule of weight maintenace

50. Appetite
poaching - roasting - barbecuing - grilling - and steaming
A nonphysical response to eating - such as eating based on your mood - the time of day - or your cultural background
30 mins
One measure of how much fat a person is carrying - it has ranges for height and takes other factors into consideration. Can be used for all ages.