Key Terms
Food Pyramid
Essential Classes
Athletes w/ Essentials
Body Composition
100
a unit of heat?
What is calorie
100
an educational tool to put dietary guidelines into practice?
What is food guide pyramid
100
the 6 classes of nutrients?
What are carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals, water
100
helps athletes maintain stamina and high energy during performance peaks?
What is glycogen (contained in carbohydrates)
100
what percentage of body fat is healthy for males?
What is 15%
200
a substance that provides nourishment?
What is a nutrient
200
the 6 groups in the food pyramid?
What is grains, vegetables, fruits, oils, dairy, meat & beans
200
True or False The more CALORIES, the better the carbohydrates.....
FALSE DUH
200
Where does the quick source of energy come from for athletes?
what is carohydrates
200
What percent of body fat is healthy for females?
What is 20-25%
300
the loss of water from a body or substance?
What is dehydration
300
the daily intake of grains?
What is 6 oz.
300
Does protein provide little energy or a lot of energy?
little energy
300
For the athlete, where is most fat stored in athletes?
what it under the skin
300
why does using lean body weight as a weight management guide helpful?
it helps them to gauge their body weight accurately
400
protein any of a class of complex, nitrogenous, organic compounds that function as the primary building blocks of the body?
What is protein
400
the daily intake of meat and beans?
What is 5 1/2 oz.
400
Dietary Fiber
What is the portion of plant foods that cannot be digested?
400
How much calcium intake should an athlete have a day?
what is 800 to 1200 mg a day
400
When athletes are engaged in vigorous activity they burn ______ first.
What is calories from fat tissue
500
the sum of all physical and chemical processes that take place in the body; the conversion of food into energy
What is metabolism
500
a personal approach to a healthy eating and physical activity
What is the USDA's MyPyramid
500
the difference between unsaturated and saturated fat?
What issaturated fats contribute to the production cholesterol and unsaturated appear to lower the levels of cholesterol in the blood
500
According to ADA, in moderate weather athletes should consume how many cups of water and how many hours before physical activity?
What is 2 cups (8-16oz.) and 2 hours
500
What 3 things fall under energy balance?
What is maintaining weight, gaining weight, or losing weight
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