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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. Tooth decay
MyPyramid
Diuretic
Dental caries
Health
2. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Dietary fiber
Sedentary
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Irradiation
3. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Vitamins
Physical activity
Organic food
Complete protein
4. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Bulimia nervosa
Saturated fatty acid
Incomplete protein
Social health
5. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Binge eating disorder
Starch
Physical fitness
Food additive
6. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Antioxidant
MyPyramid
Amino acid
Electrolytes
7. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Eating disorder
Dehydration
Nutrient
Anorexia nervosa
8. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Diuretic
Technology
Incomplete protein
Minerals
9. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Diabetes mellitus
MyPyramid
Balance
Nutrition
10. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Carbohydrate loading
Genetic engineering
Health
Social health
11. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Incomplete protein
Nutrient
Non essential amino acid
Energy balance
12. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Incomplete protein
Unsaturated fatty acid
Essential amino acid
MyPyramid
13. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Carbohydrate
Macromineral
Incomplete protein
Fat soluble vitamin
14. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Nutrition
Non essential amino acid
Water soluble vitamin
Intensity
15. Tooth decay
Dental caries
Endurance
Nutrition
Saturated fatty acid
16. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Carbohydrate
Fad diets
Essential amino acid
Strength
17. A substance that increases urine production
Health
Electrolytes
Diuretic
Sugars
18. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Amino acid
Wellness
Anaerobic activity
Dehydration
19. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Irradiation
Fat soluble vitamin
Strength
Wellness
20. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Diuretic
Intensity
Dental caries
Trans-fatty acid
21. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Dehydration
Culture
Carbohydrate loading
Fad diets
22. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Coordination
Hypoglycemia
Fat
Complex carbohydrates
23. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Anorexia nervosa
Cholesterol
Strength
Amino acid
24. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Organic food
Cholesterol
Sugars
Dietary fiber
25. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Saturated fatty acid
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Flexibility
Wellness
26. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Complete protein
Eating disorder
Wellness
Flexibility
27. The percentage of different types of tissues in the body - such as fat - muscle - and bone
Antioxidant
Body composition
Dental caries
Food drug interaction
28. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Wellness
Lifestyle
Social health
Binge eating disorder
29. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Target heart rate
Eating disorder
Saturated fatty acid
Starch
30. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Energy balance
Trans-fatty acid
Lifestyle
Antioxidant
31. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Technology
Electrolytes
Carbohydrate
Irradiation
32. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Trans-fatty acid
Emotional health
Food drug interaction
Physical fitness
33. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Simple carbohydrates
Bulimia nervosa
Energy balance
Carbohydrate
34. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Sedentary
MyPyramid
Non essential amino acid
Intensity
35. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Complex carbohydrates
Antioxidant
Anabolic steroid
Culture
36. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Fad diets
Anaerobic activity
Anaerobic activity
Carbohydrate
37. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Saturated fatty acid
Anaerobic activity
Coordination
Technology
38. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Flexibility
Physical fitness
Dehydration
Sedentary
39. 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
Balance
Energy balance
Dietary fiber
40. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Minerals
Trans-fatty acid
Bulimia nervosa
Diabetes mellitus
41. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Wellness
Nutrition
Genetic engineering
Food drug interaction
42. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Binge eating disorder
Diuretic
Genetic engineering
Fat soluble vitamin
43. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Hypoglycemia
Incomplete protein
Physical fitness
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
44. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Genetic engineering
Target heart rate
Lactose intolerance
Fad diets
45. 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
Strength
Body composition
Aerobic activity
Unsaturated fatty acid
46. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Incomplete protein
Strength
Amino acid
Nutrition
47. Low blood glucose levels
Culture
Hypoglycemia
Lifestyle
Food drug interaction
48. 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
Food additive
Aerobic activity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Starch
49. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Organic food
Protein
Aerobic activity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
50. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Incomplete protein
Carbohydrate
Antioxidant
Food drug interaction