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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. 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
Physical fitness
Endurance
Endurance
2. Inability to digest lactose
Vegetarianism
Lactose intolerance
Essential amino acid
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
3. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Target heart rate
MyPyramid
Water soluble vitamin
Genetic engineering
4. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Water soluble vitamin
Micromineral
Wellness
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
5. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Water soluble vitamin
Minerals
Essential amino acid
Physical fitness
6. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Intensity
Minerals
Endurance
Amino acid
7. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Sugars
Unsaturated fatty acid
Anabolic steroid
Minerals
8. Physically inactive
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Sedentary
Amino acid
Strength
9. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Intensity
Diabetes mellitus
Irradiation
Hypoglycemia
10. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
Food additive
Nutrient
Anorexia nervosa
Lactose intolerance
11. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Nutrition
Diuretic
Anabolic steroid
Culture
12. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Simple carbohydrates
Fad diets
Carbohydrate
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
13. The use of muscles to move the body
Intensity
Emotional health
Physical activity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
14. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Body composition
Electrolytes
Flexibility
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
15. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Fat
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Anaerobic activity
Vegetarianism
16. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Energy balance
Lactose intolerance
Flexibility
Incomplete protein
17. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Physical activity
Water soluble vitamin
Cardio respiratory endurance
Technology
18. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Food drug interaction
Anorexia nervosa
Complete protein
MyPyramid
19. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body composition
Atherosclerosis
Incomplete protein
20. Low blood glucose levels
Hypoglycemia
Flexibility
Body composition
Strength
21. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Nutrition
Organic food
Fat
Minerals
22. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Physical fitness
Lifestyle
Anabolic steroid
Anabolic steroid
23. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Antioxidant
Sugars
Technology
Fat soluble vitamin
24. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Vegetarianism
Carbohydrate loading
Hypoglycemia
Energy balance
25. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Aerobic activity
Incomplete protein
Food additive
26. A collective term used to refer to all the monosaccharides and disaccharides
Social health
Sugars
Food additive
Vegetarianism
27. A fatty acid that has no double bonds in its chemical structure and carries a full load of hydrogen atoms; solid at room temperature.
Body composition
Nutrient
Irradiation
Saturated fatty acid
28. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Physical activity
Energy balance
Intensity
Health
29. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Dietary fiber
Irradiation
Psychological health
Non essential amino acid
30. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Antioxidant
Social health
Dehydration
Diabetes mellitus
31. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Vegetarianism
Target heart rate
Phytochemicals
Incomplete protein
32. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Amino acid
Flexibility
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Energy balance
33. Carries cholesterol made by the liver to the blood cells
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Fad diets
Irradiation
Sugars
34. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Health
Psychological health
Psychological health
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
35. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Strength
Physical health
Physical health
Fat
36. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Genetic engineering
Psychological health
Fat
Anorexia nervosa
37. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Flexibility
Balance
Electrolytes
Wellness
38. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Micromineral
Water soluble vitamin
MyPyramid
Coordination
39. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Anabolic steroid
Emotional health
Eating disorder
Carbohydrate
40. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Amino acid
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Nutrition
Nutrient
41. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Technology
Fat soluble vitamin
Balance
Cardio respiratory endurance
42. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Bulimia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa
Essential amino acid
Food drug interaction
43. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Saturated fatty acid
Food drug interaction
Organic food
Dental caries
44. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Organic food
Anaerobic activity
Genetic engineering
Vitamins
45. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Vitamins
Water soluble vitamin
Sedentary
Energy balance
46. 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
Trans-fatty acid
Unsaturated fatty acid
Sedentary
Endurance
47. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Aerobic activity
Vitamins
Complete protein
Wellness
48. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Trans-fatty acid
Nutrition
Wellness
Dental caries
49. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Anabolic steroid
Endurance
Binge eating disorder
Phytochemicals
50. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Fat soluble vitamin
Electrolytes
Complex carbohydrates
Sedentary