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Nutrition And Wellness
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health-and-nutrition
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1. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Protein
Sedentary
Social health
Body Mass Index (BMI)
2. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Fat soluble vitamin
Cardio respiratory endurance
Social health
Micromineral
3. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Complex carbohydrates
Balance
Cardio respiratory endurance
Anabolic steroid
4. A substance that increases urine production
Water soluble vitamin
Lactose intolerance
Diuretic
Atherosclerosis
5. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Body composition
Technology
Flexibility
6. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Cardio respiratory endurance
Complete protein
Cardio respiratory endurance
Bulimia nervosa
7. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Coordination
Aerobic activity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Dental caries
8. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Fat soluble vitamin
Social health
Antioxidant
Irradiation
9. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Intensity
Bulimia nervosa
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Non essential amino acid
10. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Psychological health
Complex carbohydrates
Endurance
Carbohydrate loading
11. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Non essential amino acid
MyPyramid
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Psychological health
12. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Organic food
Psychological health
Macromineral
Trans-fatty acid
13. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Body composition
Target heart rate
Complete protein
Emotional health
14. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Irradiation
Simple carbohydrates
Minerals
Cardio respiratory endurance
15. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Carbohydrate
Water soluble vitamin
Food drug interaction
Complete protein
16. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Minerals
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
Target heart rate
Health
Starch
Cholesterol
18. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Dehydration
Social health
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Intensity
19. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Flexibility
Diuretic
Simple carbohydrates
Aerobic activity
20. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Physical activity
Antioxidant
Sedentary
Complete protein
21. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Food drug interaction
Strength
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Fad diets
22. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Sedentary
Fat soluble vitamin
Psychological health
Carbohydrate loading
23. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Antioxidant
Non essential amino acid
Nutrient
Phytochemicals
24. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Fad diets
Irradiation
Carbohydrate loading
Carbohydrate
25. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Energy balance
Binge eating disorder
Bulimia nervosa
Diabetes mellitus
26. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Social health
Essential amino acid
Amino acid
Lactose intolerance
27. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Protein
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Dehydration
Lifestyle
28. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Genetic engineering
Cholesterol
Emotional health
Technology
29. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Health
Bulimia nervosa
Water soluble vitamin
Anaerobic activity
30. Low blood glucose levels
Dehydration
Body composition
Hypoglycemia
Physical fitness
31. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Minerals
Organic food
Physical fitness
Anaerobic activity
32. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Carbohydrate
Trans-fatty acid
Starch
Protein
33. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Vitamins
Dehydration
Target heart rate
Energy balance
34. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Lifestyle
Minerals
Wellness
Bulimia nervosa
35. A substance that increases urine production
Cholesterol
Culture
Dehydration
Diuretic
36. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Technology
Cholesterol
Body composition
Essential amino acid
37. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Target heart rate
Cardio respiratory endurance
Amino acid
Carbohydrate
38. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Coordination
Eating disorder
Intensity
Organic food
39. Physically inactive
Health
Irradiation
Sedentary
Complex carbohydrates
40. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Minerals
Irradiation
Aerobic activity
Anorexia nervosa
41. The use of muscles to move the body
Physical activity
Anabolic steroid
Coordination
Dental caries
42. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
Aerobic activity
Micromineral
Starch
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
43. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Genetic engineering
Vegetarianism
Minerals
Energy balance
44. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Genetic engineering
Vitamins
Unsaturated fatty acid
Lifestyle
45. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Starch
Wellness
Micromineral
Carbohydrate loading
46. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Bulimia nervosa
Complete protein
Organic food
47. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Physical health
Food additive
Unsaturated fatty acid
Essential amino acid
48. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Social health
Macromineral
Sugars
Saturated fatty acid
49. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Sugars
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Nutrition
Dehydration
50. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Simple carbohydrates
Endurance
Dental caries
Non essential amino acid
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