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Nutrition And Wellness
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health-and-nutrition
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1. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
Physical fitness
Protein
Food additive
Diuretic
2. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
Physical activity
Anaerobic activity
Coordination
Technology
3. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Complete protein
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Fat soluble vitamin
Anabolic steroid
4. The overall condition of a person's attitudes
Antioxidant
Psychological health
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Aerobic activity
5. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Binge eating disorder
Simple carbohydrates
Incomplete protein
Lifestyle
6. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Micromineral
Sugars
Coordination
MyPyramid
7. An artificial hormone used to build a more muscular body
Anabolic steroid
Simple carbohydrates
Genetic engineering
Amino acid
8. Starches; carbohydrates made of many sugars attached together
Minerals
Complex carbohydrates
Simple carbohydrates
Atherosclerosis
9. 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
Nutrient
Simple carbohydrates
Food additive
10. A fatty acid that has no double bonds in its chemical structure and carries a full load of hydrogen atoms; solid at room temperature.
Coordination
Saturated fatty acid
Strength
Antioxidant
11. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Fat soluble vitamin
Hypoglycemia
Vegetarianism
Trans-fatty acid
12. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Balance
Cholesterol
Micromineral
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
13. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Endurance
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Culture
Hypoglycemia
14. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Coordination
Trans-fatty acid
Simple carbohydrates
Aerobic activity
15. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Aerobic activity
Nutrition
Eating disorder
Trans-fatty acid
16. 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
Antioxidant
Starch
Anaerobic activity
Balance
17. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Macromineral
Endurance
Vegetarianism
18. The use of muscles to move the body
Lactose intolerance
Binge eating disorder
Lifestyle
Physical activity
19. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Anaerobic activity
Starch
Non essential amino acid
Strength
20. A state in which all body systems function together efficiently
Physical fitness
Lactose intolerance
Social health
Vegetarianism
21. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Complete protein
Sedentary
Binge eating disorder
Phytochemicals
22. An amino acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied by the diet
Genetic engineering
Essential amino acid
Sedentary
Protein
23. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Diuretic
Culture
Macromineral
Wellness
24. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Minerals
Sugars
Electrolytes
Carbohydrate loading
25. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Organic food
Atherosclerosis
Balance
Nutrient
26. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Carbohydrate
Physical health
Culture
Vegetarianism
27. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Wellness
Technology
Nutrition
Diabetes mellitus
28. How well the heart and lungs can keep up with physical activity
Cardio respiratory endurance
Physical activity
Physical fitness
MyPyramid
29. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Anaerobic activity
Atherosclerosis
Anabolic steroid
Wellness
30. Nutrients that regulate the body processes or become a part of body tissues
Minerals
Cholesterol
Energy balance
Vitamins
31. Extreme - unhealthy behavior relating to food - eating and weight
Vegetarianism
Eating disorder
Technology
Water soluble vitamin
32. A waxy liquid found in every cell of the body; found in foods from animal sources
Essential amino acid
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Cholesterol
Amino acid
33. The percentage of different types of tissues in the body - such as fat - muscle - and bone
Body composition
Unsaturated fatty acid
Dehydration
Eating disorder
34. A nutrient that provides a concentrated source of energy - and helps protect the body from sudden changes in outside temperature
Body composition
Sedentary
Trans-fatty acid
Fat
35. Physically inactive
Sedentary
Cholesterol
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Physical fitness
36. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Vitamins
Binge eating disorder
Intensity
Protein
37. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Carbohydrate loading
Bulimia nervosa
Vegetarianism
Starch
38. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Body composition
Nutrient
Organic food
Food drug interaction
39. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Cardio respiratory endurance
Aerobic activity
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Physical activity
40. Plant material that cannot be digested
Dietary fiber
Atherosclerosis
Endurance
MyPyramid
41. Physically inactive
Sedentary
Anorexia nervosa
Simple carbohydrates
Dietary fiber
42. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Simple carbohydrates
Flexibility
Strength
Trans-fatty acid
43. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Target heart rate
Anorexia nervosa
Electrolytes
Bulimia nervosa
44. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Target heart rate
Electrolytes
Health
Strength
45. A state in which the body contains a lower than normal amount of body fluid
Flexibility
Dehydration
Amino acid
Fat
46. Tooth decay
Incomplete protein
Dental caries
Anorexia nervosa
Saturated fatty acid
47. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
Body composition
Irradiation
Micromineral
Food additive
48. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Technology
Diabetes mellitus
Essential amino acid
49. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Diabetes mellitus
Genetic engineering
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Fat soluble vitamin
50. A psychological disorder in which one repeatedly binges and then purges
Saturated fatty acid
Bulimia nervosa
Physical activity
Dental caries
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