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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 range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Food drug interaction
Target heart rate
Water soluble vitamin
Food drug interaction
2. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
Food additive
Essential amino acid
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Sedentary
3. Weight loss plans that are popular for a short time and are often based on misinformation - unusual requirements - and promises of immediate weight loss
Micromineral
Fad diets
Psychological health
Nutrition
4. 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
Micromineral
Trans-fatty acid
Cardio respiratory endurance
5. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Nutrition
Starch
Amino acid
Strength
6. Physically inactive
Sedentary
Eating disorder
Dehydration
Unsaturated fatty acid
7. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Sedentary
Simple carbohydrates
Fat
Macromineral
8. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Physical fitness
Fat
Phytochemicals
Water soluble vitamin
9. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Social health
Genetic engineering
Sedentary
Wellness
10. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Starch
Health
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Physical health
11. Inability to digest lactose
Diabetes mellitus
Lactose intolerance
Genetic engineering
Anabolic steroid
12. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Antioxidant
Vitamins
Target heart rate
Wellness
13. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Health
Protein
Flexibility
Hypoglycemia
14. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Cardio respiratory endurance
Anaerobic activity
Starch
Body composition
15. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Dietary fiber
Micromineral
MyPyramid
Binge eating disorder
16. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Simple carbohydrates
Strength
Atherosclerosis
Unsaturated fatty acid
17. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Flexibility
Cardio respiratory endurance
Culture
Fat soluble vitamin
18. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Psychological health
Diabetes mellitus
Anorexia nervosa
Energy balance
19. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Saturated fatty acid
Lactose intolerance
Protein
Sedentary
20. The percentage of different types of tissues in the body - such as fat - muscle - and bone
Aerobic activity
Fat soluble vitamin
Fat soluble vitamin
Body composition
21. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Electrolytes
Simple carbohydrates
Binge eating disorder
Vegetarianism
22. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Emotional health
Starch
Incomplete protein
Bulimia nervosa
23. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Cardio respiratory endurance
Phytochemicals
Water soluble vitamin
Minerals
24. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Target heart rate
Unsaturated fatty acid
Energy balance
Body composition
25. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Health
Cholesterol
Non essential amino acid
Food additive
26. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Emotional health
Fad diets
Eating disorder
Food additive
27. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Target heart rate
Dehydration
Unsaturated fatty acid
Food additive
28. The use of muscles to move the body
Bulimia nervosa
Physical activity
Binge eating disorder
Protein
29. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
Dietary fiber
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Health
30. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Wellness
Genetic engineering
Target heart rate
Bulimia nervosa
31. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Diabetes mellitus
Eating disorder
Anorexia nervosa
Essential amino acid
32. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Emotional health
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Simple carbohydrates
Social health
33. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Complete protein
MyPyramid
Non essential amino acid
Fat
34. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Dehydration
Incomplete protein
Macromineral
Body composition
35. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Starch
Unsaturated fatty acid
Genetic engineering
Micromineral
36. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Genetic engineering
Genetic engineering
Vitamins
Saturated fatty acid
37. Tooth decay
Social health
Diabetes mellitus
Dental caries
Physical health
38. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Emotional health
Energy balance
Physical health
Vegetarianism
39. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Sedentary
Carbohydrate loading
Endurance
Complete protein
40. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Strength
Food drug interaction
Fat
MyPyramid
41. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Fad diets
Endurance
Cholesterol
Vitamins
42. Low blood glucose levels
Anabolic steroid
Intensity
Hypoglycemia
Diuretic
43. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Target heart rate
Unsaturated fatty acid
Food additive
Water soluble vitamin
44. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Eating disorder
Complete protein
Essential amino acid
Antioxidant
45. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Anaerobic activity
Strength
Essential amino acid
Dehydration
46. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
MyPyramid
Binge eating disorder
Emotional health
Sedentary
47. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Atherosclerosis
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Aerobic activity
Technology
48. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Fad diets
Trans-fatty acid
Anorexia nervosa
Diuretic
49. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Target heart rate
Emotional health
MyPyramid
Anaerobic activity
50. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Intensity
Fat
Simple carbohydrates