Health quiz: Chapter 8 Checkpoint

Tool used to determine whether a person's weight is healthy for that person's height.

BMI (Body Mass Idnex)

Which of the following guidelines can help you include more nutrient-dense foods in your eating pattern?

Avoid adding empty calories during food preparation.

Which of the following is not a strategy that will help maintain your healthy eating pattern in a social situation?

Avoid eating before so that you will eat only at the event.

Ratio of the various components-fat, bone, and muscle-that make up the body.

Body composition

Locations of fat deposits on a person's body.

Body-fat distribution

The mineral ____ is necessary for muscle, heart, and digestive system health and also builds bone and supports the synthesis and function of blood cells.

Calcium

Nutrients that are the major source of energy for the body; can be found in fruits, vegetables, grains, and dairy products.

Carbohydrates

Which of the following is the recommended daily intake amounts for specific nutrients based on a 2,000-calorie eating plan?

Daily Values

Spinach, broccoli, kale, and romaine lettuce belong in the ____ vegetable subgroup.

Dark green

Substances that help the body eliminate sodium and water, mostly through increased urination.

Diuretics

Which of the following helps limit your intake of added sugars, saturated fats, and sodium?

Drinking unsweetened beverages

Dietary fiber is a complex carbohydrate that provides the body with energy because the body can completely break it down. True or false?

False

Having an "all-or-nothing" mind-set about eating can help motivate people's weight-management efforts by classifying behaviors as either total successes or failures. True or false?

False

If you consume more calories than your body burns over time, a calorie imbalance will occur, and the body will mostly store those extra calories as water. True or false?

False

People who use a vegetarian or vegan eating plan are unable to meet their dietary needs because incomplete proteins cannot provide all of the essential amino acids. True or fasle?

False

People who use food to improve their mood when they feel anxious, angry, or stressed are eating because of a physiological need. True or false?

False

The goal of fad diets is to lose a significant amount of weight by cutting out food groups or buying premade meals, but they do not cause damage to your health because it is for a short period of time. True or false?

False

The serving size listed on a Nutrition Facts label is the recommended daily intake amounts for specific nutrients based on a 2,000-calorie eating plan. True or false?

False

Nutrients that provide a valuable source of energy for muscles and help in the absorption and transport of vitamins and nutrients.

Fats

Substances added to food products to cause desired changes to flavor, shelf life, or other reasons.

Food additives

Condition in which the body's immune system reacts to a food as if the food is harmful.

Food allergy

Conditions in which a person's body cannot properly digest particular types of food.

Food intolerences

Opinions about different types of food.

Food preferecnes

Illnesses that are transmitted by food.

Foodborne illnesses

Foodborne illness that occurs when food is handled or prepared improperly.

Foodborne infection

Foodborne illness caused by toxins, which are produced by organisms present in a food.

Foodborne intoxication

Form of poor nutrition in which a person does not get or properly absorb the recommended amounts of essential nutrients.

Malnutrition

Rate at which the body uses energy to carry out basic physiological processes.

Metabolism

Inorganic nutrients absorbed from plants, water, and animal food sources.

Minerals

Which of the following describes the process of choosing and consuming foods and beverages to fuel your body?

Nutrition

A food described as ____ must be grown without the use of any fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial chemicals.

Organic

Form of malnutrition caused by consuming too many of some nutrients.

Overnutrition

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines ____ as having, for a particular height, excess body weight from fat, bone, muscle, water, or a combination of these factors.

Overweight

Nutrient the body uses to build and maintain cells and tissues and provide energy; may also act as hormones or enzymes.

Protein

Which of the strategies is not helpful for following a healthy eating pattern?

Skipping breakfast

Which of the following does not help prevent foodborne illness?

Thawing foods at room temperature

Which of the following types of fat was historically found in many processed foods and is not generally recognized as safe by the FDA?

Trans fat

Consuming enough water helps the body cool itself and maintain blood pressure and prevents dehydration. True or false?

True

Following a healthy eating plan involves consuming the appropriate number of calories, which is affected by your biological sex, height, weight, and level of physical activity. True or false?

True

Food and beverages contain nutrients, which are chemical substances that give your body what it needs to grow and function. True or false?

True

Food labels on food packages list all the ingredients used to make that food, including food additives. True or false?

True

Genetically modified organisms have undergone changes to genetic material, with the goal of creating plants and crops with more resistance to disease, more nutritional benefits, and better taste. True or false?

True

The MyPlate food guidance system outlines the amounts a person should consume from each food group and provides information for making nutritious food choices. True or false?

True

Weight is assessed differently for children and teens than for adults because children and teens are still growing. True or false?

True

Form of malnutrition caused by the body not receiving or absorbing needed nutrients.

Undernutrition

Vitamin ____ helps the body absorb calcium, which leads to strong teeth and bones.

Vitamin D

Organic nutrients that promote growth and development, help regulate body processes, maintain healthy skin, and help the body release energy.

Vitamins

Taking vitamin supplements is preferable to obtaining vitamins from your daily eating pattern because vitamin supplements contain all the nutrients and other substances your body needs. True or false?

false