Health Unit 2-3
Which of the following are reasons why vitamins are essential to good health?
- Without vitamins the body could not grow. - Without vitamins the body could not repair damages tissue. - Without vitamins the body could not produce energy. - Without vitamins the body could not protect itself from infection.
What are some components of a healthy diet?
All of the above
To maintain a healthy _____, people must follow recommended levels of calories, fat, and portion sizes.
Diet
What is the best way to get the right amount of vitamins needed from proper growth and development?
Eat a variety of foods that are high in vitamins every day.
______________ chemically alter the make-up of nutrients, changing them into a form that can be readily used by cells.
Enzymes
Meat is not a good source of protein because it does not provide the body with all the essential amino acids.
False
Nutrients can be obtained from eating only one type of food.
False
The best source of water is soda with caffeine.
False
Foods with a lot of are good sources of Vitamins C, B6, and E, and are also linked to the reduction of cancer-causing agents.
Fiber
remove the build-up of cholesterol on the walls of arteries.
HDLs
Djimon moved to the United States from France, where portion sizes are much smaller. He found that after six months, he had gained thirteen pounds even though he only ate what he was served.
He does not understand serving sizes.
Colton is in seventh grade and has walked to school the last four years. His family is moving, and they will now live fifteen miles away from school.
It will contribute to his obesogenic environment.
Why is it important to eat foods each day from each of the five food groups?
No food or food group can supply the body with all the essential nutrients needed for good health.
Christine bought a box of fudge bars touted as fat free. She ate three after dinner since they did not count toward her fat intake for the day.
The bars still contain calories, as referenced on the nutrition label.
Why are vitamins essential to good health?
They help the body convert carbohydrates into energy; they aid in the repair and construction of cells; they facilitate normal bodily functions.
Which kind of muscle fibers contract rapidly?
fast twitch
Unused glucose that is converted to is stored in the liver.
glycogen
How many minutes must the target heart rate be maintained in order for aerobic exercise to be beneficial?
twelve
The consumption of fats causes the rise of high-density lipoprotein in the blood.
unsaturated
Analyzing FDA-regulated nutrition labels is a way to manage _____.
weight
No more than percent of a person's total calorie intake should consist of fat.
30
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder whereby people:
starve themselves
Feelings of satisfaction is the body's way of telling you to:
stop eating
The ability of a muscle to exert force is:
strength
The best way to regulate your eating habits is:
to eat only when you are hungry
are needed by the body in small amounts.
trace elements
are chemicals that are essential to all cellular activity, helping the body convert carbohydrates and fats into energy.
vitamins
At least half of your grain servings should be products each day.
whole grain
breads and cereals are better for your health because they provide your body with complex carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals.
whole grain
The body loses approximately _____ pints of water a day through sweat, urine, and exhalation.
5-6
How many days can the body survive without water?
2-3
One of the best ways to improve cardiorespiratory fitness is to participate in:
aerobic exercise
Which of the following defines obesogenic environment?
an environment that helps people be fat
Clarissa and her family live in a poor area of town and often struggle with getting dinner every night. When they can, they eat at all-you-can-eat restaurants and fast food places with large servings.
demographics
Scientists now think high-fructose corn syrup may disrupt appetite control, making people _____ more often.
eat
The best way to get the proper balance of vitamins and minerals is to .
eat a varitey of foods
Vitamins work with to initiate chemical reactions within cells.
enzymes
In addition to nutrition, is an important means of maintaining your health.
exercise
Excess fat, whether saturated or unsaturated, is stored as .
fat
Vitamins A, D, E, and K are dependent upon for their absorption by cells.
fat
is/are the most concentrated form of energy.
fats
are organic acids that aid in the transportation and breakdown of cholesterol.
fatty acids
Which of the following identifies how professions have become obesogenic in recent decades?
fewer agricultural jobs today
Vitamins A and D can be found in any:
fortified fluid milk
A growing adolescent needs the equivalent of __________ glasses of milk a day in order to get the right amount of calcium.
four to five
During digestion, carbohydrates are broken down into simple sugars. The most important one is:
glucose
According to the text, the basis for physical fitness is .
good eating habits
Eating regular meals will:
help you to establish healthy eating habits and keep you energized throughout the day
Which of the following identifies a main culprit for America's increasing weight gain?
high-fructose corn syrup
Beans are considered a(n) protein.
incomplete
________ is the basis of good nutrition because it is essential to all forms of metabolism in the body.
Water
are needed by the body in large amounts in order to maintain good health.
macro-elements
There are 13 used by the body to maintain health.
minerals
Chemical substances that are absorbed by the body through the process of digestion are called:
nutrients
According to Sasha's body mass of 32, she is considered _____.
obese
Which of the following identifies ways people can fight obesity with lifestyle changes?
physical activity and portion control
Eating a high breakfast will keep you energized throughout the day.
protein
Eating meals will help you to establish healthy eating habits.
regular
According to the text, one way to measure an individual's cardiorespiratory fitness is to measure the:
resting heart rate
The consumption of fats causes the rise of low-density lipoprotein in the blood.
saturated
fats are found in animal products and some vegetables.
saturated
carbohydrates do not take long to digest and cause blood sugar levels to rise quickly.
simple
Select ALL of the following statements that are true about a daily food plan.
- Food portions in restaurants tend to be much larger than serving sizes recommended. - In order to use My Plate properly, it is important to know your personal daily food plan.
Meat is a rich source of:
- Vitamin B-12 - B-complex vitamins - protein - iron
Dairy products can provide a source of:
- calcium - protein - Vitamin A - Vitamin D
In addition to taste buds, what should also guide our eating habits?
- calorie content - nutrient content - fat content
Select the SIX nutrients found in food.
- carbohydrates - protein - fat - vitamins - minerals - water
Which of the following are means of measuring physical fitness?
- cardiorespiratory - muscular - endurance - flexibility - composition
Regular exercise will enable you to perform daily tasks with an increased amount of:
- energy - enthusiasm
What types of foods are the best source of calories?
- foods that are high in vitamins and minerals - foods that are low in fats and sugars
According to the text's definition, nutrition is "the proper supply of nutrients essential for:"
- growth - reproduction - repair - immunity - energy
Select the FIVE categories of My Plate.
- protein - fruits - vegetables - grains - dairy
Carbohydrates are found in foods that contain:
- starch - sugar
What information do food labels provide?
- the percentage of U.S. Recommended Daily Allowances of essential nutrients and minerals - a list of ingredients
1. Vitamins that do not need to be ingested daily. 2. Vitamins that are stored by the body for only a short period. They should be taken daily.
1. fat-soluble vitamins 2. water-soluble vitamins
The body is over ____ percent water.
60
The average adolescent should consume no more than grams of fat per day.
65-70
To increase the amount of fibers in a muscle, you need to exercise at low intensity for increasingly longer periods of time.
slow twitch
How can you maintain a healthy body?
Both A and C
The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree Celsius.
Calorie
Which kind of muscle fibers enable the muscles to exert force for a long period of time?
slow twitch
"Extras" are meant to enhance the flavor of food and should be eaten in amounts.
small
Lyle must eat on a strict budget in order to pay the rest of his bills, so he eats fast food for nearly every meal because of the value. At age twenty, he is sixty-five pounds overweight and is considered obese.
He may eventually spend a large amount of money on health care costs.
Which of the following identifies how weight and health care costs are related?
More people were treated for weight-related diseases, increasing health care costs.
Being healthy depends on eating the right kind and right amount of food.
True
Both vitamins and minerals play an essential role to your body's health.
True
Hunger is the body's way of telling you that it is in need of essential nutrients.
True
Increasing the intensity of an exercise will increase the strength of a muscle.
True
Meat products tend to be high in fat and cholesterol.
True
Taste buds encourage a desire for a variety of flavors, which also stimulates our appetite for foods that offer different nutrients.
True
What is a "balanced diet"?
a diet in which the various food groups are consumed in the right proportion
The most important meal of the day is .
breakfast
is useful for the growth and development of strong bones and teeth.
calcium
Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable _____ in the United States.
cancer
are the body's primary and immediate source of energy.
carbohydrates
Grain products are a good source of and .
carbohydrates, vitamin B complex
The ability of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to efficiently transfer oxygen and nutrients to skeletal muscles is known as:
cardiorespiratory fitness
is/are used by the body to synthesize Vitamin D, maintain the proper functioning of nerve cells, keep skin soft and supple, and transport fat to cells.
cholesterol
Milk is a(n) protein.
complete
carbohydrates require a prolonged process of digestion in order to be broken down into glucose and help maintain proper blood sugar levels.
complex