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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 substance that increases urine production
Minerals
Sedentary
Psychological health
Diuretic
2. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Cardio respiratory endurance
Dehydration
Carbohydrate loading
Incomplete protein
3. The percentage of different types of tissues in the body - such as fat - muscle - and bone
Electrolytes
Body composition
Anabolic steroid
Saturated fatty acid
4. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Antioxidant
MyPyramid
Aerobic activity
Micromineral
5. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Aerobic activity
Atherosclerosis
Anabolic steroid
Cholesterol
6. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Unsaturated fatty acid
Dehydration
Trans-fatty acid
Starch
7. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Physical fitness
Fat soluble vitamin
Macromineral
Carbohydrate loading
8. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Phytochemicals
Irradiation
Nutrition
Bulimia nervosa
9. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Micromineral
Anorexia nervosa
Carbohydrate loading
Hypoglycemia
10. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Electrolytes
Physical health
Amino acid
Vegetarianism
11. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
Anabolic steroid
Flexibility
Incomplete protein
Food additive
12. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Nutrition
Fat soluble vitamin
Incomplete protein
Incomplete protein
13. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Minerals
Sedentary
Non essential amino acid
Anorexia nervosa
14. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Essential amino acid
Cardio respiratory endurance
Complete protein
Macromineral
15. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Dental caries
Lactose intolerance
Dental caries
Protein
16. The use of muscles to move the body
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Antioxidant
Cholesterol
17. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
Food additive
Anaerobic activity
Health
Body Mass Index (BMI)
18. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Fat
Amino acid
19. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Health
Water soluble vitamin
Endurance
Essential amino acid
20. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Cardio respiratory endurance
Irradiation
Vegetarianism
Non essential amino acid
21. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Micromineral
Aerobic activity
Culture
Technology
22. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Cholesterol
Antioxidant
Aerobic activity
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
23. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Bulimia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa
Fat soluble vitamin
Starch
24. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Anaerobic activity
Psychological health
Endurance
Physical fitness
25. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Dental caries
Vitamins
Carbohydrate loading
Physical activity
26. Physically inactive
Binge eating disorder
Sedentary
Amino acid
Anabolic steroid
27. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Vegetarianism
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Atherosclerosis
Antioxidant
28. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Fat
Antioxidant
Nutrient
29. A fatty acid that has no double bonds in its chemical structure and carries a full load of hydrogen atoms; solid at room temperature.
Saturated fatty acid
Minerals
Lifestyle
Nutrient
30. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Intensity
Dietary fiber
Fat soluble vitamin
Essential amino acid
31. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Target heart rate
Bulimia nervosa
Culture
Starch
32. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Diuretic
Flexibility
Physical fitness
Wellness
33. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Cholesterol
Eating disorder
Health
Dehydration
34. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Trans-fatty acid
Genetic engineering
Food drug interaction
Complete protein
35. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Amino acid
Psychological health
Non essential amino acid
36. Physically inactive
Amino acid
Sedentary
Nutrition
Flexibility
37. 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
Vegetarianism
Physical health
Starch
Dehydration
38. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Phytochemicals
Anorexia nervosa
Technology
Vegetarianism
39. Tooth decay
Complete protein
Dental caries
Trans-fatty acid
Anaerobic activity
40. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Energy balance
Social health
Complete protein
Wellness
41. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Body composition
Fat soluble vitamin
Simple carbohydrates
Physical activity
42. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Lifestyle
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Complex carbohydrates
Genetic engineering
43. Low blood glucose levels
Physical activity
Health
Hypoglycemia
Organic food
44. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Vegetarianism
Anabolic steroid
Physical fitness
Wellness
45. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Wellness
Culture
Simple carbohydrates
Aerobic activity
46. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Antioxidant
Electrolytes
Dietary fiber
Genetic engineering
47. Plant material that cannot be digested
Dietary fiber
Antioxidant
Organic food
Health
48. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Antioxidant
Electrolytes
Cholesterol
Anorexia nervosa
49. 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
Strength
Vitamins
Starch
Unsaturated fatty acid
50. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Non essential amino acid
Lactose intolerance
Macromineral
Intensity