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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. A polysaccharide that is the storage form of energy in plants; a complex carbohydrate found in foods such as potatoes - corn - rice - grits - pasta -oatmeal - and cornmeal
Starch
Anorexia nervosa
Food drug interaction
Vitamins
2. The overall condition of a person's body
Energy balance
Physical health
Target heart rate
Unsaturated fatty acid
3. A substance that increases urine production
Diuretic
Energy balance
Carbohydrate
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
4. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Antioxidant
Nutrition
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Fad diets
5. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Fat soluble vitamin
Simple carbohydrates
Cardio respiratory endurance
Complex carbohydrates
6. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Lifestyle
Lactose intolerance
Anorexia nervosa
Carbohydrate loading
7. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Irradiation
Binge eating disorder
Phytochemicals
Sugars
8. A fatty acid that has no double bonds in its chemical structure and carries a full load of hydrogen atoms; solid at room temperature.
Micromineral
Saturated fatty acid
Complete protein
Electrolytes
9. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Hypoglycemia
Diabetes mellitus
Non essential amino acid
Culture
10. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Lifestyle
Food additive
Dehydration
Flexibility
11. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Amino acid
Minerals
Trans-fatty acid
Physical activity
12. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Lifestyle
Water soluble vitamin
Dehydration
Social health
13. Inability to digest lactose
Psychological health
Social health
Fad diets
Lactose intolerance
14. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Culture
Micromineral
Organic food
Essential amino acid
15. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Complete protein
Incomplete protein
Essential amino acid
Starch
16. A substance that increases urine production
Diuretic
Endurance
Eating disorder
Essential amino acid
17. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Diabetes mellitus
Atherosclerosis
Water soluble vitamin
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
18. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Nutrient
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Organic food
Diuretic
19. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Vitamins
Intensity
Fat soluble vitamin
20. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Physical fitness
Vegetarianism
Psychological health
Coordination
21. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Emotional health
Water soluble vitamin
Coordination
Diuretic
22. The use of muscles to move the body
Simple carbohydrates
Unsaturated fatty acid
Physical activity
Balance
23. Tooth decay
Dietary fiber
Food additive
Psychological health
Dental caries
24. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Body composition
Flexibility
Minerals
Micromineral
25. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
MyPyramid
Physical fitness
Water soluble vitamin
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
26. Low blood glucose levels
Genetic engineering
Hypoglycemia
Food drug interaction
Technology
27. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Psychological health
Sedentary
Balance
Essential amino acid
28. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Trans-fatty acid
Energy balance
Binge eating disorder
Cardio respiratory endurance
29. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Psychological health
Target heart rate
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Body Mass Index (BMI)
30. A polysaccharide that is the storage form of energy in plants; a complex carbohydrate found in foods such as potatoes - corn - rice - grits - pasta -oatmeal - and cornmeal
Micromineral
Starch
Psychological health
Genetic engineering
31. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Anorexia nervosa
Lactose intolerance
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Target heart rate
32. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Non essential amino acid
Carbohydrate loading
Anabolic steroid
Irradiation
33. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Physical fitness
Macromineral
Physical health
Lactose intolerance
34. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Amino acid
Intensity
Coordination
35. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Psychological health
Amino acid
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Culture
36. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Dietary fiber
Lifestyle
Food drug interaction
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
37. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Fat soluble vitamin
Antioxidant
Protein
Cardio respiratory endurance
38. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Amino acid
Macromineral
Genetic engineering
Amino acid
39. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Vitamins
Incomplete protein
Body composition
Food drug interaction
40. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Carbohydrate
Anorexia nervosa
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Starch
41. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Simple carbohydrates
Irradiation
Vegetarianism
Body Mass Index (BMI)
42. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Food drug interaction
Physical health
Minerals
Phytochemicals
43. The use of muscles to move the body
Physical activity
MyPyramid
Vitamins
Nutrition
44. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Target heart rate
Vegetarianism
Macromineral
Cholesterol
45. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Simple carbohydrates
Anaerobic activity
Culture
Fat
46. Physically inactive
Nutrient
Balance
Sedentary
Simple carbohydrates
47. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Endurance
Protein
MyPyramid
Social health
48. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Hypoglycemia
Complex carbohydrates
Micromineral
Dietary fiber
49. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Physical fitness
Energy balance
Micromineral
Essential amino acid
50. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Dietary fiber
Irradiation
Diabetes mellitus
Micromineral