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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. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Wellness
Dehydration
Organic food
Lifestyle
2. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Intensity
Health
Carbohydrate
Energy balance
3. 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
Unsaturated fatty acid
Carbohydrate
Nutrient
Anaerobic activity
4. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Emotional health
Nutrition
Irradiation
Starch
5. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Electrolytes
Food additive
Non essential amino acid
Phytochemicals
6. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Culture
Dietary fiber
Food additive
Trans-fatty acid
7. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Sedentary
Unsaturated fatty acid
Dehydration
Minerals
8. Physically inactive
Dehydration
Endurance
Endurance
Sedentary
9. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Culture
Nutrient
Vegetarianism
Trans-fatty acid
10. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Fat
Macromineral
Saturated fatty acid
Carbohydrate
11. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Fad diets
Dehydration
Eating disorder
Macromineral
12. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Vitamins
Trans-fatty acid
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Health
13. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Endurance
Intensity
Organic food
Anorexia nervosa
14. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Energy balance
Irradiation
Endurance
Fat
15. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Cardio respiratory endurance
Physical fitness
Lifestyle
Dehydration
16. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Amino acid
Antioxidant
Technology
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
17. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Fat soluble vitamin
Genetic engineering
Intensity
Physical activity
18. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Anaerobic activity
Cholesterol
Vitamins
Irradiation
19. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Electrolytes
Antioxidant
Vegetarianism
Psychological health
20. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Macromineral
Diabetes mellitus
Balance
Food drug interaction
21. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Eating disorder
Saturated fatty acid
Wellness
Endurance
22. Tooth decay
Macromineral
Dental caries
Minerals
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
23. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Sedentary
Anabolic steroid
Cholesterol
Hypoglycemia
24. 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
Lactose intolerance
Cardio respiratory endurance
Diabetes mellitus
25. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Bulimia nervosa
Dehydration
Target heart rate
MyPyramid
26. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Non essential amino acid
Micromineral
Water soluble vitamin
Body Mass Index (BMI)
27. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Organic food
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Cardio respiratory endurance
Macromineral
28. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Energy balance
Carbohydrate
Vitamins
Health
29. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Hypoglycemia
Health
Atherosclerosis
Cardio respiratory endurance
30. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Psychological health
Electrolytes
Physical fitness
Vitamins
31. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Nutrient
Physical fitness
Anabolic steroid
32. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Body composition
Eating disorder
Anaerobic activity
Fad diets
33. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Strength
Fat
Sedentary
Binge eating disorder
34. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Anorexia nervosa
Complete protein
Minerals
Emotional health
35. The overall condition of a person's body
Physical health
Starch
Lactose intolerance
Health
36. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Carbohydrate loading
Lifestyle
Food drug interaction
Atherosclerosis
37. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Strength
Dietary fiber
Wellness
Phytochemicals
38. A fatty acid that has no double bonds in its chemical structure and carries a full load of hydrogen atoms; solid at room temperature.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Fat
Saturated fatty acid
Water soluble vitamin
39. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Vegetarianism
Organic food
Diabetes mellitus
Emotional health
40. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body
Health
Coordination
Amino acid
Amino acid
41. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Complete protein
Lifestyle
Simple carbohydrates
Aerobic activity
42. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Health
Strength
Lifestyle
Endurance
43. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Physical activity
Sedentary
Bulimia nervosa
Simple carbohydrates
44. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Anorexia nervosa
Carbohydrate loading
Irradiation
Phytochemicals
45. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Food drug interaction
Dehydration
Dietary fiber
Genetic engineering
46. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Lifestyle
Irradiation
Hypoglycemia
47. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Atherosclerosis
Hypoglycemia
Dietary fiber
Balance
48. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Phytochemicals
Binge eating disorder
Essential amino acid
Micromineral
49. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Physical activity
Aerobic activity
Phytochemicals
Non essential amino acid
50. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Dehydration
Sedentary
Phytochemicals
Body composition