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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 state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Genetic engineering
Dehydration
Unsaturated fatty acid
Macromineral
2. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Wellness
Flexibility
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Psychological health
3. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Protein
Anaerobic activity
Endurance
Food additive
4. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Lifestyle
Macromineral
Atherosclerosis
Organic food
5. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Aerobic activity
Macromineral
Trans-fatty acid
Physical fitness
6. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Lifestyle
Technology
Non essential amino acid
Trans-fatty acid
7. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Non essential amino acid
Coordination
Diabetes mellitus
Simple carbohydrates
8. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Binge eating disorder
Micromineral
Complete protein
Trans-fatty acid
9. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Water soluble vitamin
MyPyramid
Coordination
Body Mass Index (BMI)
10. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Intensity
Physical fitness
Dehydration
Phytochemicals
11. Tooth decay
Dental caries
Macromineral
Flexibility
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
12. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Dehydration
Water soluble vitamin
Bulimia nervosa
Aerobic activity
13. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Binge eating disorder
Fat soluble vitamin
Electrolytes
Essential amino acid
14. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Cholesterol
Saturated fatty acid
Lifestyle
Strength
15. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Starch
Nutrition
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
16. Plant material that cannot be digested
Dietary fiber
Micromineral
Energy balance
Emotional health
17. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Anorexia nervosa
Complete protein
Vitamins
Micromineral
18. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Body composition
Dental caries
Simple carbohydrates
Emotional health
19. The overall condition of a person's emotions
MyPyramid
Technology
Emotional health
Organic food
20. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Micromineral
Vitamins
Vegetarianism
Vitamins
21. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Energy balance
Phytochemicals
Psychological health
Carbohydrate loading
22. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Balance
Amino acid
Body composition
Food additive
23. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Emotional health
Complex carbohydrates
Irradiation
Genetic engineering
24. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
MyPyramid
Unsaturated fatty acid
Physical health
Atherosclerosis
25. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Binge eating disorder
Aerobic activity
Dehydration
Anabolic steroid
26. 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
Body composition
Water soluble vitamin
Unsaturated fatty acid
Anaerobic activity
27. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Technology
Minerals
Organic food
Body Mass Index (BMI)
28. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Starch
Sedentary
Aerobic activity
29. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Balance
MyPyramid
Aerobic activity
Eating disorder
30. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Complete protein
Bulimia nervosa
Physical fitness
Physical activity
31. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Anaerobic activity
Saturated fatty acid
Anabolic steroid
Saturated fatty acid
32. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Dietary fiber
Technology
Diabetes mellitus
Vitamins
33. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Intensity
Saturated fatty acid
Minerals
Eating disorder
34. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Psychological health
Culture
Lifestyle
Health
35. Low blood glucose levels
Hypoglycemia
Lactose intolerance
Food drug interaction
Genetic engineering
36. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Food drug interaction
Cardio respiratory endurance
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Saturated fatty acid
37. The overall condition of a person's body
Food drug interaction
Dental caries
Hypoglycemia
Physical health
38. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Coordination
Genetic engineering
Trans-fatty acid
Food drug interaction
39. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Sugars
Dental caries
Cholesterol
Trans-fatty acid
40. Inability to digest lactose
Culture
Nutrition
Lactose intolerance
Carbohydrate loading
41. A substance that increases urine production
Vitamins
Minerals
Diuretic
Phytochemicals
42. Inability to digest lactose
Fad diets
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Lactose intolerance
Intensity
43. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Incomplete protein
Physical health
Irradiation
Amino acid
44. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Target heart rate
Diabetes mellitus
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Social health
45. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Fat
Technology
Lifestyle
Macromineral
46. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Endurance
Irradiation
Food additive
Body composition
47. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Incomplete protein
Amino acid
Psychological health
MyPyramid
48. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Atherosclerosis
Protein
Trans-fatty acid
Non essential amino acid
49. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Psychological health
Emotional health
Carbohydrate
Water soluble vitamin
50. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Protein
Strength
Antioxidant
Essential amino acid