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Nutrition And Wellness
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health-and-nutrition
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Flexibility
Carbohydrate
Fat
Complete protein
2. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Atherosclerosis
Complete protein
Vitamins
Genetic engineering
3. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Aerobic activity
Simple carbohydrates
Macromineral
Food drug interaction
4. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Amino acid
Diabetes mellitus
Anabolic steroid
Trans-fatty acid
5. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Complex carbohydrates
Flexibility
Emotional health
Dietary fiber
6. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Diuretic
Carbohydrate loading
Technology
Phytochemicals
7. The percentage of different types of tissues in the body - such as fat - muscle - and bone
Body composition
Flexibility
Emotional health
Physical fitness
8. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Complete protein
Body composition
Bulimia nervosa
Non essential amino acid
9. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Balance
Simple carbohydrates
Complete protein
Essential amino acid
10. Tooth decay
Genetic engineering
Lifestyle
Dental caries
Physical health
11. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Fat
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Diabetes mellitus
Essential amino acid
12. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Anabolic steroid
Micromineral
Essential amino acid
Complete protein
13. Plant material that cannot be digested
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Dietary fiber
Sugars
Essential amino acid
14. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Fad diets
Dental caries
Cardio respiratory endurance
Carbohydrate
15. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Psychological health
Water soluble vitamin
Flexibility
Health
16. Weight loss plans that are popular for a short time and are often based on misinformation - unusual requirements - and promises of immediate weight loss
Electrolytes
Micromineral
Wellness
Fad diets
17. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Physical fitness
Cardio respiratory endurance
Antioxidant
Unsaturated fatty acid
18. The overall condition of a person's body
Physical health
Energy balance
Dietary fiber
Carbohydrate loading
19. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Energy balance
Anorexia nervosa
Dental caries
Food additive
20. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Complex carbohydrates
Electrolytes
Diabetes mellitus
Genetic engineering
21. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Physical health
Energy balance
Binge eating disorder
Coordination
22. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Eating disorder
Complete protein
Culture
Diuretic
23. 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
Organic food
Unsaturated fatty acid
Cardio respiratory endurance
24. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Saturated fatty acid
Trans-fatty acid
Phytochemicals
Lactose intolerance
25. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Unsaturated fatty acid
Nutrient
Cholesterol
Complex carbohydrates
26. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Health
Lifestyle
Food drug interaction
Macromineral
27. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Saturated fatty acid
Anorexia nervosa
Culture
Balance
28. 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
Diuretic
Lifestyle
Endurance
Starch
29. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Non essential amino acid
Anabolic steroid
Fat
Body composition
30. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Atherosclerosis
Endurance
Energy balance
Dehydration
31. 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
Technology
Energy balance
Unsaturated fatty acid
Sugars
32. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Carbohydrate
Nutrition
Cholesterol
Emotional health
33. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Nutrition
Starch
Diabetes mellitus
Culture
34. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Dental caries
Balance
Lifestyle
Bulimia nervosa
35. 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
Starch
Social health
Intensity
Macromineral
36. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Energy balance
Irradiation
MyPyramid
Technology
37. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Eating disorder
Target heart rate
Cholesterol
Vitamins
38. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Fat soluble vitamin
Endurance
Physical activity
Eating disorder
39. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Fad diets
Body composition
Wellness
Antioxidant
40. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Flexibility
Target heart rate
Carbohydrate loading
Technology
41. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Dehydration
Organic food
Wellness
Vegetarianism
42. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Cardio respiratory endurance
Nutrition
Incomplete protein
Psychological health
43. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Vegetarianism
Complex carbohydrates
Unsaturated fatty acid
44. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Protein
Anabolic steroid
Complete protein
Micromineral
45. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Lifestyle
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Eating disorder
Non essential amino acid
46. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Dietary fiber
Complex carbohydrates
Trans-fatty acid
Food additive
47. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Fat soluble vitamin
Simple carbohydrates
Social health
Balance
48. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Antioxidant
Vitamins
Physical health
Intensity
49. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Physical health
Sugars
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Micromineral
50. Physically inactive
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Sedentary
Anabolic steroid
Electrolytes