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Nutrition And Wellness
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health-and-nutrition
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Inability to digest lactose
Incomplete protein
Lactose intolerance
Unsaturated fatty acid
Complete protein
2. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Complete protein
Dental caries
Cholesterol
Phytochemicals
3. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Micromineral
Dehydration
Coordination
Technology
4. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Micromineral
Aerobic activity
Trans-fatty acid
Genetic engineering
5. Tooth decay
Vegetarianism
Anabolic steroid
Organic food
Dental caries
6. The use of muscles to move the body
Binge eating disorder
Physical activity
Balance
Hypoglycemia
7. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Physical fitness
Carbohydrate
Nutrient
8. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Anaerobic activity
Nutrient
Sugars
Psychological health
9. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Fat
Social health
Technology
Culture
10. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Coordination
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Antioxidant
Psychological health
11. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Phytochemicals
Intensity
Essential amino acid
Trans-fatty acid
12. Tooth decay
Sedentary
Unsaturated fatty acid
Dental caries
Endurance
13. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Dehydration
Coordination
Saturated fatty acid
Energy balance
14. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Essential amino acid
Phytochemicals
Balance
Eating disorder
15. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Anabolic steroid
Health
Food drug interaction
Minerals
16. Physically inactive
Sedentary
Carbohydrate loading
Physical health
Emotional health
17. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Organic food
Binge eating disorder
Sugars
18. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Vitamins
Intensity
Binge eating disorder
Cholesterol
19. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Non essential amino acid
Lifestyle
Technology
Phytochemicals
20. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Health
Energy balance
Food additive
Physical fitness
21. A fatty acid that has no double bonds in its chemical structure and carries a full load of hydrogen atoms; solid at room temperature.
Fat
Saturated fatty acid
Lifestyle
Endurance
22. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Complex carbohydrates
Psychological health
Diuretic
Vitamins
23. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Health
Technology
Cardio respiratory endurance
Micromineral
24. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Physical activity
Psychological health
Lifestyle
Non essential amino acid
25. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Wellness
Lactose intolerance
Body composition
26. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Non essential amino acid
Minerals
MyPyramid
Anabolic steroid
27. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Dehydration
Protein
Culture
Physical activity
28. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Coordination
Diabetes mellitus
Non essential amino acid
Irradiation
29. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Flexibility
Food drug interaction
Fat
Incomplete protein
30. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Amino acid
Health
Carbohydrate loading
Culture
31. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Bulimia nervosa
Dehydration
Antioxidant
Antioxidant
32. A substance that increases urine production
Eating disorder
Dehydration
Water soluble vitamin
Diuretic
33. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Wellness
Electrolytes
Irradiation
Fad diets
34. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Anorexia nervosa
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Dental caries
Non essential amino acid
35. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Physical activity
Genetic engineering
Anaerobic activity
Cardio respiratory endurance
36. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Trans-fatty acid
Vitamins
Dietary fiber
Electrolytes
37. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Micromineral
Irradiation
Body composition
Strength
38. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Bulimia nervosa
Saturated fatty acid
Anabolic steroid
Social health
39. A substance that increases urine production
Micromineral
Physical activity
Simple carbohydrates
Diuretic
40. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Simple carbohydrates
Energy balance
Nutrient
Antioxidant
41. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Anaerobic activity
Diabetes mellitus
Vitamins
Endurance
42. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Complex carbohydrates
Fad diets
Essential amino acid
43. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Cholesterol
Starch
Technology
Complete protein
44. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Macromineral
Amino acid
Cardio respiratory endurance
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
45. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Complete protein
Social health
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
46. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Minerals
Sedentary
Organic food
Food additive
47. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Emotional health
Dehydration
Organic food
Sugars
48. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Strength
Genetic engineering
Lactose intolerance
Carbohydrate
49. The overall condition of a person's body
Essential amino acid
Antioxidant
Physical health
Endurance
50. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
Unsaturated fatty acid
Health
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Technology