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Nutrition And Wellness
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health-and-nutrition
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1. A psychological disorder in which one binges but does not purge or exercise excessively
Complex carbohydrates
Balance
Macromineral
Binge eating disorder
2. 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
Phytochemicals
Food drug interaction
Fat
Starch
3. An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it
Phytochemicals
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Energy balance
Anaerobic activity
4. A calculation of body weight and height used to define underweight - healthy weight - overweight - and obesity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Technology
Bulimia nervosa
Carbohydrate
5. Being able to control the muscles and stay upright as one moves his body (see also Coordination)
Food drug interaction
Balance
Social health
Intensity
6. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Sedentary
Culture
Coordination
Complete protein
7. The ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion
Lactose intolerance
Flexibility
Phytochemicals
Food drug interaction
8. Everything about the way a group of people lives
Food drug interaction
Culture
Genetic engineering
Unsaturated fatty acid
9. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Social health
Diuretic
Anabolic steroid
Trans-fatty acid
10. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
Fat
MyPyramid
Fat soluble vitamin
Nutrition
11. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Essential amino acid
Dehydration
Complete protein
Simple carbohydrates
12. Sugars; carbohydrates made of one or two sugar units
Simple carbohydrates
Energy balance
Saturated fatty acid
Eating disorder
13. Practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of food from plant sources
Protein
Minerals
MyPyramid
Vegetarianism
14. The range of heartbeats per minute at which the heart muscle receives the best workout; 60 to 90 percent of maximum heart rate
Vegetarianism
Sugars
Target heart rate
Physical activity
15. Sodium - chloride - and potassium working together to maintain the body's fluid balance
Electrolytes
Endurance
Anaerobic activity
Complete protein
16. A commercial food preservation method that exposes food to gamma rays to increase shelf life and kill harmful microorganisms
Balance
Flexibility
Irradiation
Strength
17. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Target heart rate
Dehydration
Strength
Complete protein
18. The science of changing the genetic makeup of an organism
Genetic engineering
Lactose intolerance
Culture
Vegetarianism
19. A food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers - pesticides - or growth hormones
Trans-fatty acid
Lifestyle
Hypoglycemia
Organic food
20. Plant material that cannot be digested
Dietary fiber
Social health
Binge eating disorder
Eating disorder
21. USDA's guide for a personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity; found at www.mypyramid.gov
MyPyramid
Water soluble vitamin
Macromineral
Hypoglycemia
22. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Vegetarianism
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Psychological health
Amino acid
23. The overall condition of a person's body
Unsaturated fatty acid
Strength
Physical health
Anaerobic activity
24. The use of muscles to move the body
Physical health
Physical activity
Anabolic steroid
Vitamins
25. Power to work the muscles against resistance
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Carbohydrate
Strength
Health
26. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Protein
Emotional health
Nutrition
Energy balance
27. Enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level
Amino acid
Phytochemicals
Flexibility
Technology
28. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Lifestyle
Protein
Emotional health
Carbohydrate loading
29. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits
Body composition
Amino acid
Flexibility
Atherosclerosis
30. A set of guidelines about food choices developed by the US government
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Endurance
Atherosclerosis
Unsaturated fatty acid
31. A vitamin that dissolves in fats; A -D -E - and K
Amino acid
Fat
Fat soluble vitamin
Macromineral
32. The ability to keep working the muscles without becoming overly tired
Vitamins
Lactose intolerance
Simple carbohydrates
Endurance
33. A substance added to food products that causes desired changes in the products
Aerobic activity
Food additive
Protein
Fad diets
34. A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing glycogen for extra energy
Carbohydrate loading
Food drug interaction
Complex carbohydrates
Fad diets
35. A substance that helps protect your body from cell damage that can lead to health problems
Antioxidant
Carbohydrate
Dehydration
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
36. One of the six basic nutrients composed of carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - and nitrogen; the body uses it for growth and maintenance
Fad diets
Strength
Bulimia nervosa
Protein
37. The overall condition of a person's emotions
Emotional health
Essential amino acid
Complex carbohydrates
Fat soluble vitamin
38. A protein that contains all the essential amino acids
Complete protein
Non essential amino acid
Cholesterol
Micromineral
39. Picks up cholesterol from around the body and transports it back to the liver for removal from the body
Phytochemicals
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Water soluble vitamin
Intensity
40. An essential nutrient that is the body's main source of energy; includes sugars and starches
Macromineral
Nutrient
Carbohydrate
Body Mass Index (BMI)
41. The speed and power of movement during physical activities
Physical health
Intensity
Unsaturated fatty acid
Cardio respiratory endurance
42. A fatty acid with an odd molecule shape that forms when oils are partially hydrogenated
Trans-fatty acid
Anabolic steroid
Non essential amino acid
Fad diets
43. A mineral required in the diet in an amount of 100 milligrams or more per day
Hypoglycemia
Simple carbohydrates
Minerals
Macromineral
44. Physically inactive
Nutrient
Sedentary
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Vitamins
45. Inability to digest lactose
Body composition
Lactose intolerance
Complete protein
Micromineral
46. 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
Emotional health
Complete protein
Starch
Psychological health
47. 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
Complex carbohydrates
Dietary fiber
Saturated fatty acid
48. Combined state of physical - psychological - emotional - and social well being
MyPyramid
Health
Dental caries
Electrolytes
49. One of the building blocks of protein molecules
Carbohydrate loading
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)
Amino acid
Diabetes mellitus
50. Lack of - or inability to use the hormone insulin - which results in the build up of glucose in the bloodstream
Diabetes mellitus
Eating disorder
Strength
Diuretic
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