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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. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Vegetarianism
Dietary fiber
Hypoglycemia
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
2. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Emotional health
Anorexia nervosa
Anabolic steroid
Dental caries
3. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Wellness
Vitamins
Carbohydrate
Saturated fatty acid
4. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Non essential amino acid
Fat soluble vitamin
Binge eating disorder
Energy balance
5. 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
Diuretic
Simple carbohydrates
Starch
Micromineral
6. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Atherosclerosis
Physical health
Bulimia nervosa
Target heart rate
7. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Food drug interaction
Anabolic steroid
Genetic engineering
Nutrient
8. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
Health
Food drug interaction
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Target heart rate
9. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Aerobic activity
Strength
Hypoglycemia
10. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Technology
Antioxidant
Cardio respiratory endurance
Nutrient
11. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
MyPyramid
Vegetarianism
Electrolytes
Food additive
12. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
Food additive
Incomplete protein
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Intensity
13. Tooth decay
Vitamins
Dental caries
Binge eating disorder
Diabetes mellitus
14. The use of muscles to move the body
Diuretic
Physical activity
Anorexia nervosa
Complex carbohydrates
15. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Macromineral
Minerals
Culture
Lifestyle
16. Inability to digest lactose
Genetic engineering
Balance
Lactose intolerance
Body Mass Index (BMI)
17. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Carbohydrate loading
Target heart rate
Hypoglycemia
Aerobic activity
18. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
MyPyramid
Water soluble vitamin
MyPyramid
Binge eating disorder
19. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Nutrition
Psychological health
Lifestyle
Water soluble vitamin
20. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Health
Energy balance
Nutrient
Unsaturated fatty acid
21. 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
Anorexia nervosa
Fad diets
Sugars
22. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Water soluble vitamin
Trans-fatty acid
Dental caries
23. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Atherosclerosis
Complex carbohydrates
Energy balance
Anorexia nervosa
24. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Anabolic steroid
Technology
Minerals
25. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Diabetes mellitus
Culture
Vitamins
Unsaturated fatty acid
26. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Hypoglycemia
Incomplete protein
Energy balance
27. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Balance
MyPyramid
Nutrition
Emotional health
28. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Technology
Protein
Fad diets
Body composition
29. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Vegetarianism
Fat
Anorexia nervosa
Binge eating disorder
30. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Vitamins
Psychological health
Food additive
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
31. 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
Food additive
Hypoglycemia
Unsaturated fatty acid
Organic food
32. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Organic food
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Amino acid
33. Low blood glucose levels
Strength
Hypoglycemia
Vegetarianism
Lifestyle
34. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Simple carbohydrates
Dietary fiber
Cholesterol
Cholesterol
35. 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
Unsaturated fatty acid
Lactose intolerance
Sugars
Starch
36. Low blood glucose levels
Wellness
MyPyramid
Hypoglycemia
Endurance
37. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Antioxidant
Anabolic steroid
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Anorexia nervosa
38. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Food drug interaction
Bulimia nervosa
Strength
MyPyramid
39. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Aerobic activity
Balance
Simple carbohydrates
Sedentary
40. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Simple carbohydrates
Atherosclerosis
Anorexia nervosa
Balance
41. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Target heart rate
Vitamins
Macromineral
Essential amino acid
42. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Health
Fat
Binge eating disorder
Nutrient
43. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Dental caries
Irradiation
Complete protein
MyPyramid
44. A fatty acid that has no double bonds in its chemical structure and carries a full load of hydrogen atoms; solid at room temperature.
Food additive
Saturated fatty acid
Protein
Vitamins
45. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Starch
Vegetarianism
Culture
Fad diets
46. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Food drug interaction
Incomplete protein
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
47. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Physical activity
Target heart rate
Cholesterol
Wellness
48. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Sedentary
Sedentary
Body Mass Index (BMI)
49. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Lifestyle
Vitamins
Physical activity
Non essential amino acid
50. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Complete protein
Aerobic activity
Macromineral
Phytochemicals