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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. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
MyPyramid
Nutrition
Anabolic steroid
Body composition
2. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Food additive
Aerobic activity
Fat soluble vitamin
Vitamins
3. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Dietary fiber
Endurance
Macromineral
Anaerobic activity
4. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Carbohydrate loading
Sedentary
Simple carbohydrates
Hypoglycemia
5. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Social health
Nutrient
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Balance
6. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Cardio respiratory endurance
Physical activity
Carbohydrate
Endurance
7. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Unsaturated fatty acid
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Incomplete protein
Saturated fatty acid
8. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Atherosclerosis
Anorexia nervosa
Non essential amino acid
Nutrient
9. Physically inactive
Trans-fatty acid
Saturated fatty acid
Balance
Sedentary
10. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Fat soluble vitamin
Anaerobic activity
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Antioxidant
11. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Protein
Lifestyle
Technology
Physical activity
12. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Carbohydrate loading
Body composition
Social health
Fad diets
13. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Nutrient
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Phytochemicals
Saturated fatty acid
14. 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
Binge eating disorder
Physical fitness
Strength
Starch
15. Weight loss plans that are popular for a short time and are often based on misinformation - unusual requirements - and promises of immediate weight loss
Fad diets
Dental caries
Trans-fatty acid
Sedentary
16. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Binge eating disorder
Micromineral
Starch
17. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Phytochemicals
Organic food
Water soluble vitamin
Trans-fatty acid
18. Everything about the way a group of people lives
MyPyramid
Culture
Nutrient
Health
19. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Bulimia nervosa
Non essential amino acid
Target heart rate
Amino acid
20. Physically inactive
Fat
Sedentary
Fat soluble vitamin
Complete protein
21. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Endurance
Irradiation
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Hypoglycemia
22. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Fat soluble vitamin
Balance
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body Mass Index (BMI)
23. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Organic food
Endurance
Eating disorder
Trans-fatty acid
24. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Vitamins
Fat
Wellness
Complete protein
25. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Endurance
Culture
Essential amino acid
26. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Starch
Micromineral
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Macromineral
27. Low blood glucose levels
Nutrition
Coordination
Dental caries
Hypoglycemia
28. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Carbohydrate loading
Anorexia nervosa
Balance
Trans-fatty acid
29. The overall condition of a person's body
Diuretic
Physical health
Anorexia nervosa
Cardio respiratory endurance
30. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Hypoglycemia
Protein
Anaerobic activity
Eating disorder
31. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Flexibility
Food additive
Organic food
Essential amino acid
32. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Atherosclerosis
Fat
Food drug interaction
Nutrient
33. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Genetic engineering
Antioxidant
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Social health
34. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Fat soluble vitamin
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Atherosclerosis
Starch
35. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Cardio respiratory endurance
Binge eating disorder
Trans-fatty acid
Emotional health
36. 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
Complex carbohydrates
Macromineral
Dietary fiber
37. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Intensity
Technology
Atherosclerosis
Diabetes mellitus
38. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Non essential amino acid
Anabolic steroid
Phytochemicals
Trans-fatty acid
39. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Health
Essential amino acid
Physical health
Complex carbohydrates
40. Plant material that cannot be digested
Sugars
Coordination
Strength
Dietary fiber
41. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Diabetes mellitus
Micromineral
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Fat soluble vitamin
42. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Complete protein
Aerobic activity
Fat
Food drug interaction
43. Tooth decay
Dental caries
Eating disorder
Cholesterol
Incomplete protein
44. Plant material that cannot be digested
Dietary fiber
Starch
Fad diets
Balance
45. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Dental caries
Complex carbohydrates
Wellness
Cholesterol
46. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Dietary fiber
Electrolytes
Fat
Body composition
47. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Nutrient
Wellness
Amino acid
Incomplete protein
48. 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
Technology
Eating disorder
Unsaturated fatty acid
Macromineral
49. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Dehydration
Aerobic activity
Sugars
Atherosclerosis
50. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Anaerobic activity
Social health
MyPyramid
Sugars