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Healthy Eating Habits

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1. ____ diets are more effective than ____ diets.
starvation
fruit sugar
ruler - scale - and a chart
Low-fat - low calorie

2. Women get ____ pounds for their first 5 feet of height.Every inch adds ___ pounds.
100 and 5
a firm cake of pressed - fermented soybeans - sometimes mixed with grains - such as rice or wheat.
10
6

3. Soymilk
the relationship between energy intake an energy output
10
100 and 5
naurally high in protein - but low in calcium and vitamins A - D - and B12

4. Sudden weight loss can be a symptom of ____ and some ____ - but can also mean that a person isn't eating sufficient calories.
6 to 10
Low-fat - low calorie
30 mins
diabetes and cancers

5. Protein is required for the maintenance and repair of muscles - but it doesn't '___' muscles.
15 to 20 percent below ideal body weight.
coagulated soymilk - similar to milk curd
Nutrition Facts and % Daily Values
build up

6. Seitan
is a popular vegetarian meat substitute - compressed - fermented gluten (wheat protein)
Low-fat - low calorie
I'm full
means a meat product has fewer than 5 grams of fat and 95 milligrms of cholesterol.

7. A serving of ____ should be no bigger than a deck of cards.
when a person is over 100 percent of his or her ideal body weight.
meat
the use of operant-conditioning techniques to eliminate unwanted behaviors and replace them with desirable ones
an end product of the body's processing of glucose - helps muscles to work harder and longer during exercise.

8. Extra lean
means a food contains 10 to 19% of the RDA for a particular nutrient.
fat
I'm full
means a meat product has fewer than 5 grams of fat and 95 milligrms of cholesterol.

9. ___ in ___ Americans are overweight.
2 -500 and 85
12 to 25
1 in 5
10

10. Behavior modification
increase carbs to 70% of total calories; exercise intensity and duration must decrease
the use of operant-conditioning techniques to eliminate unwanted behaviors and replace them with desirable ones
what you burn up
decreases your appetite

11. Healthy side dish
common way to calculate body density.
can interfere with the ability or the desire to eat or interfere with the body's ability to absorb nutrients.
has no more than 360 milligrams of sodium per serving and an entree no more than 480 milligrams.
feed me!

12. It is dangerous to loose more than ___ or ___ per week.
1 or 2
estimate of the energy required to process the food you eat
occurs because exercise causes blood plasma volume to expand. this results in dilution of the blood. Causes confusion between real and sports anemia
energy

13. To create a weight range - you add or subtract ___.
rice milk
10 percent
occurs because exercise causes blood plasma volume to expand. this results in dilution of the blood. Causes confusion between real and sports anemia
2 -500 and 85

14. 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.
3500
ruler - scale - and a chart
means that a poduct has had its fat or sodium content lowered by 25%
cholesterol and saturated fats

15. Eating elevated amounts of ____ for extended periods has been linked to kidney and liver disease and might cause certain vitamin deficiencies.
allows vegetarians or people who don't want to eat animal products to follow a high-protein - plant-based diet.
protein
the relationship between energy intake an energy output
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.

16. Eat at least ___ calories per day.
cholesterol and saturated fats
1200
fatty tissue
looks something like an EKG measurement - shows how much fat and lean tissue a person has.

17. ____ hold water
created a 'diet revolution -' and sugar busters and protein power all preached the power of high-protein - high-fat - low carbohydrate - low-sugar diets.
30 mins
build up
carbohydrates

18. Anything over ___ percent body fat should set off an alarm.
25
feed me!
cholesterol and saturated fats
muscle

19. About ____% of all of the calories you eat go toward the amount of heat yu burn by pocessing food.
means there's no more than 20 milligrams of cholesterol per serving.
1200
metabolism
10

20. Low saturated fat

21. A good ____ watches for fat - not calories.
coagulated soymilk - similar to milk curd
100 and 5
diet
1.4 to 1.7

22. Hypothalamus
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.
60
gives you clues about when to start and stop eating
the rule of weight maintenace

23. On average - moderately active adult male should consume about ____ calories and ___ grams of fat.
2 -500 and 85
cholesterol and saturated fats
A nonphysical response to eating - such as eating based on your mood - the time of day - or your cultural background
has no more than 360 milligrams of sodium per serving and an entree no more than 480 milligrams.

24. A hard training athlete can lose up to ___ to ___ cups of fluid per hour.
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.
when the body redeposits fat in the abdominal area (stomach) when it can.
6 to 10
15 to 20 percent below ideal body weight.

25. Entree plates should be equally divided into ____ - with ____ for vegetables - ____ for carbohydrates - and _____ for the entree.
one-thirds
1.4 to 1.7
body mass divided by body volume.
the use of operant-conditioning techniques to eliminate unwanted behaviors and replace them with desirable ones

26. Body Mass Index or BMI
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.
energy
If you take in fewer calories than you need - you'll be in
means there's less than 1 gram of saturated fat per serving

27. Free
means a product contains only negligible amounts of fat - saturated fat - cholesterol - sodium - sugar - or calories.
Diuretic effect
2 -500 and 85
muscle

28. Low calorie

29. Hunger
what you eat
The basic physical response to the need for fuel
if you take in more energy than you put out - then you're in
secondary source

30. Two important sections on the food label are the ____ and the ____.
A nonphysical response to eating - such as eating based on your mood - the time of day - or your cultural background
Nutrition Facts and % Daily Values
when a person is over 100 percent of his or her ideal body weight.
childbearing

31. The Soy Zone

32. Lean
increase carbs to 70% of total calories; exercise intensity and duration must decrease
ruler - scale - and a chart
means a meat product has fewer than 10 grams of fat and fewer than 95 milligrams of cholsterol.
has no more than 360 milligrams of sodium per serving and an entree no more than 480 milligrams.

33. Fortified
means a manufacturer has added 10 percent or more of the RDA for a particular nutrient.
60
rice milk
calories

34. ____ is denser and weighs more than fat.
muscle
coagulated soymilk - similar to milk curd
the use of operant-conditioning techniques to eliminate unwanted behaviors and replace them with desirable ones
If you take in fewer calories than you need - you'll be in

35. One pound of weight equals approximately ____ calories.
3500
gives you clues about when to start and stop eating
has no more than 360 milligrams of sodium per serving and an entree no more than 480 milligrams.
20 to 25

36. Coffee - tea and cola - has this effect - which increases the amount of urine the kidneys produce
when a person is over 100 percent of his or her ideal body weight.
6 to 10
Diuretic effect
The basic physical response to the need for fuel

37. Yo-yo dieting
a series of diets followed by eventual weight gain; can lead to weight cycling
10
fat
allows vegetarians or people who don't want to eat animal products to follow a high-protein - plant-based diet.

38. Morbid Obesity
1.4 to 1.7
60
1200
when a person is over 100 percent of his or her ideal body weight.

39. Water displacement test
medicine
energy
means a product contains only negligible amounts of fat - saturated fat - cholesterol - sodium - sugar - or calories.
common way to calculate body density.

40. People who eat only once a day have very low resting
metabolism
1.4 to 1.7
naurally high in protein - but low in calcium and vitamins A - D - and B12
poaching - roasting - barbecuing - grilling - and steaming

41. Lean muscle uses more energy than ___.
means there's no more than 20 milligrams of cholesterol per serving.
roasted soybeans and have a nutty - peanut flavor
fatty tissue
fruit sugar

42. 'Thermic effect of food'
means a food contains 20% or more of a particular nutrient in a serving of food.
estimate of the energy required to process the food you eat
headache - inappropriate elevated heart rate - and infrequent urination.
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.

43. Energy balance
A chamber containing a known volume of air
A nonphysical response to eating - such as eating based on your mood - the time of day - or your cultural background
body mass divided by body volume.
the relationship between energy intake an energy output

44. On average - moderately active adult female should consume about ____ calories and ___ grams of fat.
medicine
1 -800 and 60
means a food contains 20% or more of a particular nutrient in a serving of food.
coagulated soymilk - similar to milk curd

45. Being overweight can bring on...
if you take in more energy than you put out - then you're in
20 to 25
diabetes - high blood pressure - and heart disease.
one-thirds

46. Bioelectrical impedance analysis or BIA
Low-fat - low calorie
absence of menstruation
fatty tissue
looks something like an EKG measurement - shows how much fat and lean tissue a person has.

47. To measure a person's BMI - you need
ruler - scale - and a chart
Ideal body weight
an end product of the body's processing of glucose - helps muscles to work harder and longer during exercise.
when the body redeposits fat in the abdominal area (stomach) when it can.

48. Glycogen

49. Carb-loading
increase carbs to 70% of total calories; exercise intensity and duration must decrease
allows vegetarians or people who don't want to eat animal products to follow a high-protein - plant-based diet.
Ideal body weight
25

50. Meat analogs