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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. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Body composition
Trans-fatty acid
Macromineral
Phytochemicals
2. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Saturated fatty acid
Anorexia nervosa
Anaerobic activity
Sugars
3. The use of muscles to move the body
Organic food
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Complete protein
Physical activity
4. A protein that is missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Incomplete protein
Diabetes mellitus
Culture
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
5. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Vitamins
Electrolytes
Endurance
Binge eating disorder
6. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Energy balance
Electrolytes
Fat soluble vitamin
Endurance
7. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Nutrition
Trans-fatty acid
MyPyramid
Psychological health
8. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Protein
Culture
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Physical fitness
9. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Water soluble vitamin
Diabetes mellitus
Atherosclerosis
Fat
10. The percentage of different types of tissues in the body - such as fat - muscle - and bone
Trans-fatty acid
Emotional health
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body composition
11. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Vitamins
Balance
Balance
Bulimia nervosa
12. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Vitamins
Complex carbohydrates
Genetic engineering
Cardio respiratory endurance
13. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Fat
Carbohydrate loading
Incomplete protein
Atherosclerosis
14. Power to work the muscles against resistance
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Energy balance
Protein
Strength
15. 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
Simple carbohydrates
Physical health
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Unsaturated fatty acid
16. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Fad diets
Psychological health
Antioxidant
Sugars
17. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Fat
Carbohydrate loading
Electrolytes
Target heart rate
18. A substance that increases urine production
Diuretic
Psychological health
Diabetes mellitus
Intensity
19. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Food drug interaction
Antioxidant
Eating disorder
Target heart rate
20. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Coordination
Health
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Flexibility
21. The point at which the energy from the food eaten equals the energy used by the body
Cholesterol
Simple carbohydrates
Energy balance
Binge eating disorder
22. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Atherosclerosis
Water soluble vitamin
Micromineral
Anabolic steroid
23. Inability to digest lactose
MyPyramid
Lactose intolerance
Diabetes mellitus
Atherosclerosis
24. The use of muscles to move the body
Nutrient
Intensity
Physical activity
Social health
25. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Antioxidant
Simple carbohydrates
Wellness
26. 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
Non essential amino acid
Macromineral
Amino acid
27. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Health
Strength
Macromineral
Minerals
28. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Essential amino acid
Irradiation
Carbohydrate
Binge eating disorder
29. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Vegetarianism
Complex carbohydrates
Flexibility
Technology
30. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Fat
Technology
Emotional health
Social health
31. The overall condition of a person's body
Eating disorder
MyPyramid
Physical health
Lactose intolerance
32. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Anaerobic activity
Essential amino acid
Emotional health
Binge eating disorder
33. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Simple carbohydrates
Complete protein
Eating disorder
Food drug interaction
34. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Starch
Macromineral
Culture
Target heart rate
35. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Essential amino acid
Food drug interaction
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Physical activity
36. A mineral required in the diet in an amount less than 100 mg
Antioxidant
Endurance
Micromineral
Antioxidant
37. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Diabetes mellitus
Emotional health
Organic food
MyPyramid
38. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Intensity
Lactose intolerance
Vegetarianism
Trans-fatty acid
39. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Amino acid
Flexibility
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
40. Everything about the way one person - a couple - or a family choose to live
Nutrient
Lifestyle
Unsaturated fatty acid
Psychological health
41. A fatty acid that has no double bonds in its chemical structure and carries a full load of hydrogen atoms; solid at room temperature.
Anaerobic activity
Saturated fatty acid
Dental caries
Body composition
42. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Amino acid
Macromineral
Diuretic
Energy balance
43. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Water soluble vitamin
Complex carbohydrates
Atherosclerosis
Genetic engineering
44. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Minerals
Incomplete protein
Bulimia nervosa
Social health
45. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Physical health
Fat
Amino acid
46. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Micromineral
Fad diets
Nutrition
Emotional health
47. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Water soluble vitamin
Unsaturated fatty acid
Simple carbohydrates
Body composition
48. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Cardio respiratory endurance
Phytochemicals
Hypoglycemia
Cardio respiratory endurance
49. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Irradiation
Nutrition
Diuretic
Trans-fatty acid
50. A psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat
Anorexia nervosa
Technology
Lactose intolerance
Micromineral