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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 science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Non essential amino acid
Flexibility
Genetic engineering
2. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Water soluble vitamin
Flexibility
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Minerals
3. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Water soluble vitamin
Carbohydrate
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Lifestyle
4. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Diuretic
Sugars
Intensity
Vitamins
5. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Emotional health
Energy balance
Endurance
Bulimia nervosa
6. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Sedentary
Flexibility
MyPyramid
Emotional health
7. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Physical activity
Vegetarianism
Cardio respiratory endurance
Genetic engineering
8. Low blood glucose levels
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Trans-fatty acid
Hypoglycemia
Social health
9. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Minerals
Minerals
Balance
Wellness
10. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Aerobic activity
Fat soluble vitamin
11. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Health
Organic food
Cardio respiratory endurance
Lifestyle
12. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Simple carbohydrates
Complex carbohydrates
Eating disorder
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
13. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Fat
Complex carbohydrates
Food drug interaction
Protein
14. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Eating disorder
Dental caries
Trans-fatty acid
Hypoglycemia
15. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
Irradiation
Psychological health
Coordination
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
16. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Flexibility
Protein
Trans-fatty acid
Cholesterol
17. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Essential amino acid
Cholesterol
Genetic engineering
Nutrition
18. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Lactose intolerance
MyPyramid
Health
Physical activity
19. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Vitamins
Physical fitness
Micromineral
Sugars
20. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Technology
Sugars
Simple carbohydrates
Vegetarianism
21. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Irradiation
Aerobic activity
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Non essential amino acid
22. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Simple carbohydrates
Cholesterol
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Amino acid
23. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Water soluble vitamin
Antioxidant
Technology
Anaerobic activity
24. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Target heart rate
Sedentary
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Food additive
25. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Social health
Technology
Anaerobic activity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
26. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Physical fitness
Bulimia nervosa
Amino acid
Binge eating disorder
27. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Fat soluble vitamin
Irradiation
Minerals
Sugars
28. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Lactose intolerance
Physical activity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Emotional health
29. The use of muscles to move the body
Physical activity
Irradiation
Starch
Electrolytes
30. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Energy balance
Body composition
Emotional health
Phytochemicals
31. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Electrolytes
Emotional health
Aerobic activity
Fat
32. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Protein
Lactose intolerance
Antioxidant
Anabolic steroid
33. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Target heart rate
Physical activity
Anorexia nervosa
Sugars
34. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Non essential amino acid
Organic food
Physical fitness
Simple carbohydrates
35. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Culture
Trans-fatty acid
Strength
Social health
36. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Minerals
Simple carbohydrates
Irradiation
Balance
37. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Balance
Dehydration
Vegetarianism
Dietary fiber
38. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Unsaturated fatty acid
Non essential amino acid
Carbohydrate loading
Health
39. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Body composition
MyPyramid
Culture
Social health
40. Tooth decay
Dental caries
Essential amino acid
Physical activity
Technology
41. Tooth decay
Non essential amino acid
Physical activity
Dental caries
Trans-fatty acid
42. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Health
Lactose intolerance
Aerobic activity
Sugars
43. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Emotional health
Dehydration
Food drug interaction
Psychological health
44. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Culture
Lifestyle
Strength
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
45. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Vegetarianism
Food drug interaction
Psychological health
Cholesterol
46. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Phytochemicals
Target heart rate
Carbohydrate
Diuretic
47. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Anaerobic activity
Carbohydrate
Non essential amino acid
Eating disorder
48. Plant material that cannot be digested
Dietary fiber
Dental caries
Wellness
Anaerobic activity
49. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Fat
Body composition
Saturated fatty acid
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
50. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
MyPyramid
Technology
Anorexia nervosa
Fat