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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. The use of muscles to move the body
Anorexia nervosa
Culture
Food additive
Physical activity
2. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Binge eating disorder
Anabolic steroid
Minerals
Cardio respiratory endurance
3. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Fat soluble vitamin
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Antioxidant
Complete protein
4. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Anorexia nervosa
Sugars
Endurance
Amino acid
5. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Carbohydrate
Target heart rate
Diabetes mellitus
Non essential amino acid
6. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Incomplete protein
Trans-fatty acid
Cholesterol
Water soluble vitamin
7. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Bulimia nervosa
Micromineral
Nutrient
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
8. Physically inactive
Sedentary
Fat
Body composition
Body Mass Index (BMI)
9. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Trans-fatty acid
Dehydration
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Physical health
10. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Simple carbohydrates
Atherosclerosis
Nutrient
Physical activity
11. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Anaerobic activity
Irradiation
Essential amino acid
Anorexia nervosa
12. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Energy balance
Nutrient
Target heart rate
Starch
13. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Food additive
Lifestyle
Unsaturated fatty acid
Bulimia nervosa
14. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Protein
Dehydration
MyPyramid
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
15. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Complete protein
Organic food
Psychological health
Target heart rate
16. The overall condition of a person's body
Physical health
Flexibility
Protein
Intensity
17. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Physical health
Energy balance
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
MyPyramid
18. The overall condition of a person's body
Bulimia nervosa
Fad diets
Trans-fatty acid
Physical health
19. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Diuretic
Sugars
Energy balance
Complete protein
20. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Unsaturated fatty acid
Carbohydrate loading
Anorexia nervosa
Phytochemicals
21. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Physical fitness
Wellness
Emotional health
Diuretic
22. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Cardio respiratory endurance
Essential amino acid
Simple carbohydrates
Health
23. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Hypoglycemia
Sedentary
Binge eating disorder
Complex carbohydrates
24. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Electrolytes
Nutrient
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Macromineral
25. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Macromineral
Psychological health
Technology
Bulimia nervosa
26. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Sugars
Fat soluble vitamin
Endurance
Body Mass Index (BMI)
27. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Nutrient
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Water soluble vitamin
Trans-fatty acid
28. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Food additive
Health
Minerals
Flexibility
29. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Trans-fatty acid
Food drug interaction
Diabetes mellitus
Trans-fatty acid
30. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Psychological health
Minerals
Non essential amino acid
Body Mass Index (BMI)
31. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Diuretic
Fat soluble vitamin
Vegetarianism
Balance
32. 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
Unsaturated fatty acid
Phytochemicals
Dehydration
Incomplete protein
33. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Irradiation
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Trans-fatty acid
Physical health
34. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Incomplete protein
Macromineral
Atherosclerosis
Macromineral
35. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Body composition
Balance
Fad diets
Social health
36. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Organic food
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Binge eating disorder
Cardio respiratory endurance
37. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Strength
Nutrition
Trans-fatty acid
Non essential amino acid
38. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Health
Organic food
Electrolytes
Complete protein
39. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Energy balance
Trans-fatty acid
Vegetarianism
Anabolic steroid
40. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Non essential amino acid
Energy balance
Fat
Eating disorder
41. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Phytochemicals
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Anabolic steroid
Technology
42. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Physical health
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Fad diets
Food drug interaction
43. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Macromineral
Physical fitness
Electrolytes
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
44. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Cholesterol
Nutrient
Lactose intolerance
Non essential amino acid
45. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Atherosclerosis
Essential amino acid
Energy balance
Target heart rate
46. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
Amino acid
Aerobic activity
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Eating disorder
47. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Psychological health
Coordination
Physical fitness
Anorexia nervosa
48. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Genetic engineering
Flexibility
Coordination
Bulimia nervosa
49. Inability to digest lactose
Unsaturated fatty acid
Vitamins
Lactose intolerance
Non essential amino acid
50. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Anabolic steroid
Culture
Antioxidant
Water soluble vitamin