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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. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Psychological health
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Eating disorder
Vegetarianism
2. 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
Unsaturated fatty acid
Sugars
Physical health
3. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Micromineral
Vitamins
Essential amino acid
Cardio respiratory endurance
4. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Physical fitness
Micromineral
Anorexia nervosa
Social health
5. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Sedentary
Anorexia nervosa
Strength
Social health
6. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Hypoglycemia
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Emotional health
Diuretic
7. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Wellness
Psychological health
Endurance
Phytochemicals
8. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Technology
Starch
Nutrition
Simple carbohydrates
9. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Aerobic activity
Complex carbohydrates
Health
Energy balance
10. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Trans-fatty acid
Balance
Irradiation
Dental caries
11. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Food drug interaction
Food additive
Incomplete protein
Coordination
12. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Physical health
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Aerobic activity
Sugars
13. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
MyPyramid
Organic food
Strength
Culture
14. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Starch
Flexibility
Physical activity
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
15. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Complete protein
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Organic food
Essential amino acid
16. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Eating disorder
MyPyramid
Strength
Phytochemicals
17. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Eating disorder
MyPyramid
Lifestyle
Target heart rate
18. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Anabolic steroid
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Diabetes mellitus
Energy balance
19. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Dental caries
Fat
Carbohydrate loading
20. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Protein
Lactose intolerance
Physical health
21. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Vegetarianism
Genetic engineering
Dehydration
Strength
22. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Complete protein
Sedentary
Amino acid
Fat soluble vitamin
23. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Physical fitness
Complex carbohydrates
Simple carbohydrates
24. A substance that increases urine production
Flexibility
Body composition
Organic food
Diuretic
25. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Antioxidant
Food additive
Psychological health
Carbohydrate
26. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
Food additive
Simple carbohydrates
Incomplete protein
Physical health
27. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Dental caries
Atherosclerosis
Eating disorder
Fad diets
28. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Vitamins
Intensity
Fad diets
Cardio respiratory endurance
29. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Bulimia nervosa
Macromineral
Fat
Cardio respiratory endurance
30. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Vegetarianism
Diabetes mellitus
Antioxidant
Lifestyle
31. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Cardio respiratory endurance
Cardio respiratory endurance
Anaerobic activity
Flexibility
32. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Sedentary
Cardio respiratory endurance
Balance
33. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Social health
Protein
Endurance
Fat
34. Inability to digest lactose
Water soluble vitamin
Lactose intolerance
Bulimia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa
35. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Dental caries
Fat soluble vitamin
Complete protein
Body Mass Index (BMI)
36. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Carbohydrate
Dehydration
Physical fitness
Flexibility
37. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Phytochemicals
Anabolic steroid
Intensity
Strength
38. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Lactose intolerance
Diabetes mellitus
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Lifestyle
39. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Dietary fiber
Technology
Vitamins
40. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Cardio respiratory endurance
Balance
Technology
41. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Health
MyPyramid
Complex carbohydrates
Strength
42. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Balance
Technology
Macromineral
Carbohydrate
43. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Amino acid
Genetic engineering
Incomplete protein
Diabetes mellitus
44. Tooth decay
Phytochemicals
Genetic engineering
Dental caries
Complex carbohydrates
45. Plant material that cannot be digested
Wellness
Binge eating disorder
Sugars
Dietary fiber
46. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Carbohydrate
Bulimia nervosa
MyPyramid
Fad diets
47. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Phytochemicals
Anabolic steroid
Non essential amino acid
Genetic engineering
48. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Physical fitness
Target heart rate
Intensity
Genetic engineering
49. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Incomplete protein
Social health
Coordination
Sedentary
50. Tooth decay
Non essential amino acid
Dental caries
Complete protein
Psychological health