HP 312 Chapters 6-10 quizzes

______ to ______ mg of caffeine per day is not harmful to most adults.

100-300 mg

A calorie expenditure of ______kcal per week offers the greatest protection against premature death from cardiovascular disease.

2,000 kcal

There are _____ common amino acids.

20

The American College of Sports Medicine and the U.S. Government recommend that we complete how many minutes of moderate intensity exercise at least five days a week?

30

Bariatric surgery is usually restricted to people whose BMI is ______ or higher.

40

The federal government and national health organizations recommend an adult diet that provides _____% of calories from carbohydrate.

45-65%

After determining an estimated number of calories to consume each day, an individual trying to gain weight should increase that by about ______ kcal.

500 kcal

The most recent HEI score for Americans were ________.

53

The DASH diet includes _____ to _____ servings of fruit and vegetables each day.

8 to 12

After 65% of our relative VO2MAX, we transition to using what specific fuel source within our body for energy?

Carbohydrates

____________________________ are red, orange, and yellow pigments found in plant foods; beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and beta-cryptoxanthin are vitamin A precursors, and include lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin.

Carotenoids

___________ are drugs that suppress appetite and reduce food intake

Catecholaminergic drugs Serotonergic drugs Anorectic drugs

________________ are deposits made of cholesterol, bile, and calcium salts that form in the gallbladder and may block the duct between the gallbladder and the duodenum, causing pain.

Gallstones

__________________________ is a type of exercise that alternates shorter periods of more intense activity with longer periods of moderate activity.

Interval Training

Not a characteristic of Mediterranean diets is:

Moderate intake a wine with every meal

______________________ are average amounts of each nutrient needed to prevent inadequacy without causing toxicity in practically all healthy people.

Recommended Dietary Allowances

Of the answers provided below, which one is not a method we would use to provide a simple measure of exercise intensity?

Respiratory Quotient

"USP" on a dietary supplement container signifies that

The manufacturer has followed U.S. Pharmacopeia standards for quality

In cases of prolonged fasting, decreasing the metabolic rate may make regaining weight easier.

True

People on a very low calorie diet (600-800 kcal/day) are three times more likely to develop gallstones than someone following a low calorie diet.

True

Without sufficient vitamin _____ children develop rickets and adults develop osteomalacia

Vitamin D

Free monosaccharides are abundant in foods.

false

Orlistat increases the absorption of vitamins A, D, E, and K.

false

Scientists have found that all fish have the same health effects.

false

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans has yet to recognize vegetarian diets as meeting nutritional recommendations.

false

To monitor the intensity of exercise using HR, an individual needs to pause for a minimum of 60 seconds during exercise.

false

Weight-bearing activity is ineffective at maintaining lean tissue (fat-free mass).

false

According to the FDA analysis, many of the dietary supplements vary widely and many products marketed as "natural" or "herbal" contain harmful ingredients.

true

Cholesterol is only found in animal products. As such, a diet that contains a lot of plant foods can help control cholesterol intake.

true

Even one fishmeal a week offers protection against cardiovascular disease.

true

High fiber foods promote satiety and delay the onset of hunger.

true

If we were to complete the recommended guidelines for higher intensity exercise each week, this would be equivalent to 75-minutes.

true

Lean tissue is always lost when low calorie diets are followed, whereas fats account for the majority of weight lost through physical activity.

true

Most vitamins and minerals are best absorbed through food.

true

Our heart rate reserve (HRR) can be easily calculated through finding the difference between our maximum heart rate and our resting heart rate.

true

The USDA did not approve any new weight loss medications between 1973 and 1996

true

Unsaturated fatty acids offer many health benefits.

true

Vitamin E is able to help stabilize free radicals

true

Water and minerals make up a substantial portion of body weight 60-70% for water and about 4% for minerals.

true

____________________________ are vegetarians that exclude all animal products.

vegans