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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. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Anorexia nervosa
Eating disorder
Culture
Social health
2. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Wellness
Nutrient
Minerals
Target heart rate
3. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Trans-fatty acid
Simple carbohydrates
Body composition
Social health
4. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Atherosclerosis
Antioxidant
Food drug interaction
Cholesterol
5. Physically inactive
Lactose intolerance
Food additive
Sedentary
Cardio respiratory endurance
6. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Cholesterol
Carbohydrate loading
MyPyramid
Binge eating disorder
7. Low blood glucose levels
Body composition
Dehydration
Physical fitness
Hypoglycemia
8. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Nutrition
Genetic engineering
Antioxidant
Emotional health
9. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Physical fitness
Intensity
Hypoglycemia
Eating disorder
10. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Nutrition
Diuretic
Diabetes mellitus
Technology
11. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Hypoglycemia
Diabetes mellitus
Electrolytes
Food drug interaction
12. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Vegetarianism
Genetic engineering
Irradiation
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
13. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Fad diets
Anaerobic activity
Organic food
Irradiation
14. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Bulimia nervosa
Amino acid
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Physical activity
15. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Dental caries
Vegetarianism
Complex carbohydrates
Starch
16. A fatty acid that has at least one double bond between two carbon atoms in a carbon atom chain and is missing at least two hydrogen atoms; is liquid at room temperature
Unsaturated fatty acid
Vegetarianism
Water soluble vitamin
Amino acid
17. Weight loss plans that are popular for a short time and are often based on misinformation - unusual requirements - and promises of immediate weight loss
Dental caries
Atherosclerosis
Hypoglycemia
Fad diets
18. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Coordination
Fat soluble vitamin
Strength
Organic food
19. A substance that increases urine production
Nutrition
Diuretic
Emotional health
Energy balance
20. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Fat
Protein
Irradiation
Dehydration
21. The use of muscles to move the body
Organic food
Physical activity
Vegetarianism
MyPyramid
22. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Physical health
Fat soluble vitamin
Strength
Cardio respiratory endurance
23. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Non essential amino acid
Anorexia nervosa
Physical health
Dehydration
24. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Physical health
Simple carbohydrates
Coordination
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
25. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
MyPyramid
Anaerobic activity
Anorexia nervosa
Vitamins
26. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Macromineral
Fat soluble vitamin
Carbohydrate loading
Food additive
27. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Simple carbohydrates
Simple carbohydrates
Essential amino acid
Aerobic activity
28. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Atherosclerosis
Culture
Fat soluble vitamin
Lifestyle
29. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Irradiation
Endurance
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Amino acid
30. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Hypoglycemia
Complex carbohydrates
Vegetarianism
Antioxidant
31. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Coordination
Minerals
Incomplete protein
Sugars
32. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
Fad diets
Food additive
Fat
Dental caries
33. Inability to digest lactose
Vitamins
Binge eating disorder
Lactose intolerance
MyPyramid
34. A substance that increases urine production
Water soluble vitamin
Starch
Diuretic
Unsaturated fatty acid
35. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Carbohydrate loading
Social health
Essential amino acid
Nutrient
36. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Irradiation
Vegetarianism
Incomplete protein
Organic food
37. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Complete protein
Fat
Lactose intolerance
MyPyramid
38. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Physical activity
Food additive
Aerobic activity
Energy balance
39. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Unsaturated fatty acid
Diabetes mellitus
Anabolic steroid
Emotional health
40. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Bulimia nervosa
Target heart rate
Anorexia nervosa
Essential amino acid
41. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Psychological health
Carbohydrate
Saturated fatty acid
Body composition
42. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Essential amino acid
Hypoglycemia
Anaerobic activity
Essential amino acid
43. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Complex carbohydrates
Health
Technology
Phytochemicals
44. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Cholesterol
Energy balance
Fat
Carbohydrate loading
45. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Electrolytes
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Binge eating disorder
Cardio respiratory endurance
46. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Food drug interaction
Organic food
Protein
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
47. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Minerals
Vitamins
Lifestyle
48. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Binge eating disorder
Electrolytes
MyPyramid
Wellness
49. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Complete protein
Technology
Health
Vegetarianism
50. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Simple carbohydrates
Wellness
Minerals
Binge eating disorder