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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. Low blood glucose levels
Social health
Hypoglycemia
Electrolytes
Health
2. Physically inactive
Sedentary
Carbohydrate
Aerobic activity
Nutrition
3. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Phytochemicals
Bulimia nervosa
Fad diets
Minerals
4. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Hypoglycemia
Culture
Complex carbohydrates
Hypoglycemia
5. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Coordination
Health
Antioxidant
Aerobic activity
6. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Eating disorder
Anorexia nervosa
Complex carbohydrates
Endurance
7. A substance that increases urine production
Dental caries
Emotional health
Diuretic
Food additive
8. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Fat soluble vitamin
Energy balance
Simple carbohydrates
Nutrient
9. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Complex carbohydrates
Cholesterol
Complete protein
Psychological health
10. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Complex carbohydrates
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Anorexia nervosa
Phytochemicals
11. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Sugars
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Phytochemicals
Protein
12. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Genetic engineering
Incomplete protein
Health
Food additive
13. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Simple carbohydrates
Lifestyle
Fat
Strength
14. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Antioxidant
Bulimia nervosa
Irradiation
Fat soluble vitamin
15. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Diuretic
Lactose intolerance
Energy balance
Complex carbohydrates
16. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Intensity
Electrolytes
Genetic engineering
17. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Carbohydrate
Fat
Complex carbohydrates
Diuretic
18. Power to work the muscles against resistance
MyPyramid
Sugars
Trans-fatty acid
Strength
19. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Physical fitness
Genetic engineering
Lactose intolerance
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
20. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Strength
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Aerobic activity
Amino acid
21. Inability to digest lactose
Lifestyle
Vitamins
Macromineral
Lactose intolerance
22. The percentage of different types of tissues in the body - such as fat - muscle - and bone
Protein
Technology
Non essential amino acid
Body composition
23. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Coordination
Physical activity
Body composition
Amino acid
24. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Electrolytes
Coordination
Nutrition
Body Mass Index (BMI)
25. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Incomplete protein
Antioxidant
Lactose intolerance
Wellness
26. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Body composition
Protein
Irradiation
Anorexia nervosa
27. The percentage of different types of tissues in the body - such as fat - muscle - and bone
Complex carbohydrates
Body composition
Atherosclerosis
Balance
28. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Technology
Nutrition
Social health
Target heart rate
29. A substance that increases urine production
Diuretic
Complete protein
Water soluble vitamin
Carbohydrate
30. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Aerobic activity
Water soluble vitamin
Protein
Amino acid
31. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Starch
Diuretic
Antioxidant
Unsaturated fatty acid
32. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Balance
Fat
Technology
Phytochemicals
33. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Nutrition
Health
Strength
Simple carbohydrates
34. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Water soluble vitamin
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Hypoglycemia
Cardio respiratory endurance
35. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Incomplete protein
Flexibility
Anaerobic activity
Antioxidant
36. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Simple carbohydrates
Carbohydrate
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Nutrition
37. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Binge eating disorder
Fad diets
Macromineral
Complex carbohydrates
38. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Endurance
Saturated fatty acid
Physical health
Target heart rate
39. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Aerobic activity
Nutrient
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
40. 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
Saturated fatty acid
Culture
Starch
Social health
41. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Vegetarianism
Protein
Physical activity
Antioxidant
42. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Eating disorder
Unsaturated fatty acid
Vitamins
Complete protein
43. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Electrolytes
Organic food
Atherosclerosis
Irradiation
44. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Body composition
Technology
Sugars
Complete protein
45. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Physical activity
Minerals
Non essential amino acid
Trans-fatty acid
46. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Anorexia nervosa
Sugars
Nutrition
Body Mass Index (BMI)
47. 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
Irradiation
Minerals
Carbohydrate
Starch
48. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Carbohydrate loading
Dehydration
Diabetes mellitus
Target heart rate
49. 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
Amino acid
Balance
Physical health
50. 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
Health
Sedentary
Balance
Unsaturated fatty acid