Compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that provide energy for the body.
What are carbohydrates?
100
Organic substances needed in small amounts in the diet for normal function, growth, and maintenance of the body.
What are Vitamins?
100
The most important meal of the day.
What is breakfast?
100
State of physiologic well-being that is achieved through a combination of good diet, regular physical exercise, and other practices that promote good health.
What is physical fitness?
100
The science that links foods to health and disease.
What is nutrition?
200
Compounds containing much carbon and hydrogen, little oxygen and are energy-dense.
What are fats/lipids?
200
Inorganic substances necessary for the proper functioning of the body's metabolism.
What are Minerals?
200
The name of the new food pyramid.
What is MyPlate?
200
A measure of health based on weight in kg divided by height in meters squared.
What is BMI?
200
The sum of the chemical processes in the body by which energy is provided in useful forms and vital activities are sustained.
What is metabolism?
300
Polymers of amino acids, necessary for growth and development.
What are proteins?
300
Substances that ionize in water and are able to conduct an electrical current.
What are electrolytes?
300
Omission of this type of nutrient from the diet leads to a decline in certain biological functions.
What is an essential nutrient?
300
Days per week the ACSM recommends participating in full-body weight lifting.
What is 2?
300
9-13 8 oz. glasses
What is the amount of water you need every day to remain hydrated?
400
Substance in plant foods not digested in stomach or small intestines and necessary for movement of food through the GI tract.
What is fiber?
400
Compounds found in many foods like red fruits and vegetables, green tea and cocoa that provide protection for your cells from UV damage, heat and time.
What are antioxidants?
400
Compounds created when liquid oil is processed to form solid fat such as margarine or shortening; intake of these should be minimal.
What are trans fats?
400
The ACSM's current aerobic exercise guidelines for healthy adults to maintain fitness.
What is 5 days/ week, 30 min/ day?
400
The degree to which an ingested nutrient is absorbed and available to the body.
What is bioavailability?
500
The basic structure of most lipids.
What is the triglyceride?
500
A mineral or other substance that binds to a specific region on a protein, such as an enzyme, and is necessary for the protein's function.
What is a cofactor?
500
This substance contains 7 kcal per gram, compared with carbs at 4 kcal per gram and fats at 9 kcal per gram.
What is alcohol?
500
Underwater weighing, bioelectrical impedance, and skinfolds are examples of this.
What are ways to measure body composition?
500
The primarily psychological (external) influences that encourage us to find and eat food, often in the absence of obvious hunger.