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Healthy Eating Habits

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1. Protein is required for the maintenance and repair of muscles - but it doesn't '___' muscles.
cholesterol and saturated fats
3500
build up
allows vegetarians or people who don't want to eat animal products to follow a high-protein - plant-based diet.

2. The vitamins - minerals - and boanicals in slightly cooked tomatoes and carrot are used more efficiently by humans than those in...
diet
overweight
common way to calculate body density.
raw tomatoes and carrots

3. Endurance -training athletes should consume approx ___ grams of carbs per kilograms of body weight.
decreases your appetite
6
10
starvation

4. To measure a person's BMI - you need
an end product of the body's processing of glucose - helps muscles to work harder and longer during exercise.
ruler - scale - and a chart
carbohydrates
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.

5. Fresh
coagulated soymilk - similar to milk curd
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.
allows vegetarians or people who don't want to eat animal products to follow a high-protein - plant-based diet.

6. ____ diets are more effective than ____ diets.
means a product contains only negligible amounts of fat - saturated fat - cholesterol - sodium - sugar - or calories.
20 to 25
starvation
Low-fat - low calorie

7. About ____% of all of the calories you eat go toward physical activity.
60
30
headache - inappropriate elevated heart rate - and infrequent urination.
when the body redeposits fat in the abdominal area (stomach) when it can.

8. Use low-fat cooking methods such as....
gives you clues about when to start and stop eating
poaching - roasting - barbecuing - grilling - and steaming
10
measures the aount of air displaced rather than the amount of water displaced.

9. Entree plates should be equally divided into ____ - with ____ for vegetables - ____ for carbohydrates - and _____ for the entree.
6 to 10
one-thirds
indicates that a food has at least 10 percent more of the RDA for a particular nutrient than a regular food.
diabetes and cancers

10. Good Source
starvation
I'm full
medicine
means a food contains 10 to 19% of the RDA for a particular nutrient.

11. Women should have ___ to ___ percent body fat
measures the aount of air displaced rather than the amount of water displaced.
20 to 25
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.
If you take in fewer calories than you need - you'll be in

12. Exercise at least ___ at least most days.
is a popular vegetarian meat substitute - compressed - fermented gluten (wheat protein)
body mass divided by body volume.
if you take in more energy than you put out - then you're in
30 mins

13. Hypothalamus
gives you clues about when to start and stop eating
the relationship between energy intake an energy output
1.4 to 1.7
diet

14. Morbid Obesity
when a person is over 100 percent of his or her ideal body weight.
kiwi - papaya - cantaloupe - strawberries - mangoes - lemons - oranges - and avocadoes
diabetes and cancers
the rule of weight maintenace

15. More
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.
Diuretic effect
Nutrition Facts and % Daily Values
indicates that a food has at least 10 percent more of the RDA for a particular nutrient than a regular food.

16. Fortified
can interfere with the ability or the desire to eat or interfere with the body's ability to absorb nutrients.
means a manufacturer has added 10 percent or more of the RDA for a particular nutrient.
created a 'diet revolution -' and sugar busters and protein power all preached the power of high-protein - high-fat - low carbohydrate - low-sugar diets.
kiwi - papaya - cantaloupe - strawberries - mangoes - lemons - oranges - and avocadoes

17. About ____% of all of the calories you eat go toward basic physiological functions.
105 and 5
means that a poduct has had its fat or sodium content lowered by 25%
carbohydrates
60

18. A person with a BMI of 25 to 30 - or 10 to 20 percent over ideal body weight - is considered to be ____.
105 and 5
has no more than 360 milligrams of sodium per serving and an entree no more than 480 milligrams.
fruit sugar
overweight

19. Meat analogs

20. Water displacement test
fat
common way to calculate body density.
carbohydrates
secondary source

21. People who eat only once a day have very low resting
can interfere with the ability or the desire to eat or interfere with the body's ability to absorb nutrients.
roasted soybeans and have a nutty - peanut flavor
diabetes and cancers
metabolism

22. About ____% of all of the calories you eat go toward the amount of heat yu burn by pocessing food.
roasted soybeans and have a nutty - peanut flavor
created a 'diet revolution -' and sugar busters and protein power all preached the power of high-protein - high-fat - low carbohydrate - low-sugar diets.
10
protein

23. A side effect of yo-yo dieting
when the body redeposits fat in the abdominal area (stomach) when it can.
25
feed me!
3500

24. Underweight
12 to 25
diet
15 to 20 percent below ideal body weight.
10 percent

25. It is dangerous to loose more than ___ or ___ per week.
means that a food is raw or unprocessed and has never been frozen or reheated and no preservatives have been added.
1 or 2
build up
meat

26. Lean muscle uses more energy than ___.
is a popular vegetarian meat substitute - compressed - fermented gluten (wheat protein)
coagulated soymilk - similar to milk curd
fatty tissue
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.

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.
Low-fat - low calorie
cholesterol and saturated fats
protein
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.

28. Dr. Robert Atkins

29. Hunger
6 to 10
10 percent
feed me!
what you eat

30. ____ just causes the body t crave high fat to replace the lost body fat.
starvation
A chamber containing a known volume of air
rice milk
diabetes and cancers

31. Strength- -training athletes should consume approx ___ grams of carbs per kilograms of body weight.
7
means a food contains 20% or more of a particular nutrient in a serving of food.
protein
means that a poduct has had its fat or sodium content lowered by 25%

32. Drug therapy

33. Body Mass Index or BMI
fruit sugar
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.
means a meat product has fewer than 5 grams of fat and 95 milligrms of cholesterol.
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.

34. Carb-loading
means that a food is raw or unprocessed and has never been frozen or reheated and no preservatives have been added.
common way to calculate body density.
fruit sugar
increase carbs to 70% of total calories; exercise intensity and duration must decrease

35. Frozen Soymilk
rice milk
starvation
fat
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.

36. Men should have ___ to ___ percent body fat.
10
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.
measures the aount of air displaced rather than the amount of water displaced.
12 to 25

37. Soymilk
naurally high in protein - but low in calcium and vitamins A - D - and B12
build up
means a meat product has fewer than 5 grams of fat and 95 milligrms of cholesterol.
1 in 5

38. Tofu
6
if you take in more energy than you put out - then you're in
metabolism
coagulated soymilk - similar to milk curd

39. Bioelectrical impedance analysis or BIA
poaching - roasting - barbecuing - grilling - and steaming
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.
looks something like an EKG measurement - shows how much fat and lean tissue a person has.
gives you clues about when to start and stop eating

40. On average - moderately active adult male should consume about ____ calories and ___ grams of fat.
Nutrition Facts and % Daily Values
2 -500 and 85
1 or 2
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.

41. Satiety

42. Air displacement
decreases your appetite
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
measures the aount of air displaced rather than the amount of water displaced.

43. Low fat

44. Hunger
The basic physical response to the need for fuel
1.4 to 1.7
when the body redeposits fat in the abdominal area (stomach) when it can.
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.

45. Energy intake
starvation
20 to 25
what you eat
feed me!

46. Energy output
medicine
12 to 25
30 mins
what you burn up

47. Free
natural plant estrogens - found in soy can help to reduce cholesterol - decrease the risk of heart diease - and ease symptoms of menopause.
cholesterol and saturated fats
means a product contains only negligible amounts of fat - saturated fat - cholesterol - sodium - sugar - or calories.
1200

48. To create a weight range - you add or subtract ___.
metabolism
a series of diets followed by eventual weight gain; can lead to weight cycling
1.4 to 1.7
10 percent

49. Women get ____ pounds for their first 5 feet of height.Every inch adds ___ pounds.
diabetes - high blood pressure - and heart disease.
100 and 5
kiwi - papaya - cantaloupe - strawberries - mangoes - lemons - oranges - and avocadoes
measures the aount of air displaced rather than the amount of water displaced.

50. The major source of energy should come from carbohydrates - with fat being a...
secondary source
means a meat product has fewer than 5 grams of fat and 95 milligrms of cholesterol.
Nutrition Facts and % Daily Values
The basic physical response to the need for fuel