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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The use of muscles to move the body
Diabetes mellitus
Physical activity
Psychological health
Strength
2. A substance that increases urine production
Fad diets
Diuretic
Essential amino acid
Intensity
3. A fatty acid that has no double bonds in its chemical structure and carries a full load of hydrogen atoms; solid at room temperature.
Fad diets
Water soluble vitamin
Dehydration
Saturated fatty acid
4. The overall condition of a person's body
Water soluble vitamin
Strength
Binge eating disorder
Physical health
5. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Binge eating disorder
Carbohydrate
Eating disorder
Body composition
6. A chemical substance in food that helps to maintain the body
Binge eating disorder
Nutrient
Starch
Emotional health
7. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Complete protein
Nutrient
Hypoglycemia
Vegetarianism
8. Power to work the muscles against resistance
Nutrient
Fad diets
Strength
Cholesterol
9. A fatty acid that has no double bonds in its chemical structure and carries a full load of hydrogen atoms; solid at room temperature.
Aerobic activity
Saturated fatty acid
Micromineral
Incomplete protein
10. A substance that increases urine production
Nutrient
Health
Diuretic
Strength
11. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Micromineral
Fat
Health
Psychological health
12. Nutrients that don't provide energy or build body tissue - but help regulate these and other body processes
Macromineral
Vitamins
Cardio respiratory endurance
Dehydration
13. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Nutrition
Bulimia nervosa
Amino acid
Fat soluble vitamin
14. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Nutrient
Physical fitness
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Essential amino acid
15. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Eating disorder
Genetic engineering
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Culture
16. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Binge eating disorder
Bulimia nervosa
Antioxidant
Vitamins
17. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Carbohydrate loading
Incomplete protein
Protein
Coordination
18. An amino acid that can be synthesized by the body
Non essential amino acid
Complete protein
Lifestyle
Fat
19. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Diabetes mellitus
Electrolytes
Aerobic activity
Sedentary
20. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Dental caries
Atherosclerosis
MyPyramid
Flexibility
21. Physical activity that requires oxygen as it works the heart and lungs
Aerobic activity
Simple carbohydrates
Anabolic steroid
Flexibility
22. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Genetic engineering
Psychological health
Cardio respiratory endurance
Non essential amino acid
23. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body; examples include vitamin C or B complex
Eating disorder
Water soluble vitamin
Anabolic steroid
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
24. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Hypoglycemia
Fad diets
Anaerobic activity
Psychological health
25. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Lactose intolerance
Dehydration
Electrolytes
Cardio respiratory endurance
26. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Vitamins
Dietary fiber
Saturated fatty acid
Food drug interaction
27. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
Complete protein
Unsaturated fatty acid
Cholesterol
Health
28. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Fat
Trans-fatty acid
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Intensity
29. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Eating disorder
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Genetic engineering
Irradiation
30. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Non essential amino acid
Complete protein
Binge eating disorder
Simple carbohydrates
31. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Organic food
Food additive
Diabetes mellitus
Fat soluble vitamin
32. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Vegetarianism
Anaerobic activity
Antioxidant
Anabolic steroid
33. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Food additive
Technology
Wellness
Hypoglycemia
34. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Aerobic activity
Simple carbohydrates
Protein
Anaerobic activity
35. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Technology
Atherosclerosis
Dental caries
Macromineral
36. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Flexibility
Strength
Essential amino acid
Wellness
37. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Culture
Antioxidant
Binge eating disorder
Culture
38. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Culture
Lactose intolerance
Flexibility
Wellness
39. Plant material that cannot be digested
Food drug interaction
Carbohydrate loading
MyPyramid
Dietary fiber
40. The overall condition of a person's ability to relate to others around them
Social health
Fat
Macromineral
Amino acid
41. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Carbohydrate loading
Simple carbohydrates
Aerobic activity
Physical fitness
42. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Unsaturated fatty acid
Dehydration
Eating disorder
Cardio respiratory endurance
43. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Hypoglycemia
Complex carbohydrates
Saturated fatty acid
Wellness
44. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - psychological - emotional - and social health
Culture
Wellness
Organic food
Bulimia nervosa
45. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Hypoglycemia
Fat soluble vitamin
Unsaturated fatty acid
Atherosclerosis
46. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Body composition
Dehydration
Anabolic steroid
Diabetes mellitus
47. A physical or chemical effect a drug has on a food or a food has on a drug
Binge eating disorder
Target heart rate
Food drug interaction
Essential amino acid
48. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Minerals
Diuretic
Balance
Fat
49. The study of nutrients and how they are used by the body
Nutrition
MyPyramid
Coordination
Atherosclerosis
50. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Dietary fiber
Flexibility
Carbohydrate loading
Lifestyle