Dietary Guidlines
A method of providing or acquiring food necessary for growth and health.
Nutrition
All processed food packages must have a...
Nutrition facts panel
What are foodborne illnesses also categorized as?
Food poisoning
Active teenage males need approximately how many calories?
Active teene females need approximately how many calories?
2,600 to 3,200
2,200 to 2,400
Physical activity can increa your...
Metabolism
A set of diet and lifestyle recommendations for healthy Americans ages two and older.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Any food that has been altered in some way during preparation.
Processed food
Bacteria usually thrive in what types of environments?
Warm and humid
Being underweight can potentially lead to a poor...
Immune system
A mental disorder defined by abnormal eating beahaviors that negatively affect a person's physical or mental health.
Eating disorder
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Aim for Fitness
Build a healthy base
Choose sensibly
What is a Nutrition Facts Panel?
A label that provides information about the calories and nutrients that the food contains.
Why are hospitals usually cold?
The cold slows or prevents growht of bacteria
Body Mass Index
What is metabolism?
A chemical reaction within the body's cells that converts food into energy.
Who wrote the Dietary Guidelines?
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
To increase the content of one or more micronutrients in a food or condiment to improve the nutritional quality of the food is to?
Fortify
A bacteria that usally lives in animal and human intestins and are shed through stool. Also found in uncooked meals and reptiles.
Salmonella
What is the formula for BMI?
weight (lbs) x 703
Divided by
height (in) squared
Difference between anorexia and bulimia.
Anorexia: eating disorder that causes people to weigh less than what is considered healthy.
Bulimia: eating an excessive amount of food and then purging it right after.
Name the different nutritions in the food pyramid from bottom to top.
Carbs, vitamins, minerals, protein, fats, bad fats
Let's say you have a bag of cookies. The serving size is 4 and the Calories are 230. How many calories are there in 16 cookies?
920 calories
Found in contaminated water and food, espcially raw vegetables and undercooked ground beef.
E. coli
About how much percent of the average daily calories recommened for an active teen and adult meet the body's basic needs, such as tissue growth, heart and lung function?
60%
Up to 40% of people who are obese may experience what type of eating disorder?