Food Labels
what does (%DV) stand for
Many parents in families have biases in when it comes to food, what are these called?
Food Myths
Too much of what vitamin can cause poisoning?
Vitamin A
Balanced diet
in the 1800s it was a sign of wealth to be?
overweight.
where are the vitamins placed on a food label
the bottom
Who has the most influence on what you eat?
Friends and family
When eating a lot of food, you use up the sugars and carbs to get energy, what is left in excess?
Fat
To maintain level body weight and increase muscle you need to have?
Exercise
in the teenage years of a boy, you will need to eat more as the body grows, this process is called?
puberty
what does it mean for a food to be "Fat Free"
0.5 grams of fat or lower
what is it called too understand and stop the fact you can be influenced by those on the internet?
media awareness
What mineral/vitamin carry's out oxygen through the bloodstream?
Iron
You cannot control the speed of your digestion, this is called?
Metabolism
Companies design to place food advertisements in the place they would likely get more customers. What is the average amount of advertisements a person sees?
up to 200 advertisements a day.
when a food says "no sugar" what does it mean
there are no synthetic sugars (sugar from fruits may be present)
many big companies like to take up media space to get others to buy their products, this is called?
advertisement
Canadians have a known lack of what vitamin?
vitamin D
Though your body needs nutrients and minerals, your body does not get energy from them, where does it get it?
Fat, Sugar, and Carbohydrates
This type of messaging can both be bad and good, creating good and bad eating and activity habits, it is called?
body positivity
what is a "lean" meat
A portion of meat or poultry contains 10% fat or less
Who are the best people to get food information from? Why?
Health care professionals, because the information they give out has study behind it.
what supplement keeps water retention in the muscles giving lean body mass?
Creatine
when you are trying to "bulk up" and increase your muscle mass and weight, to control that and not gain excess fat you need to be?
Active.
some parts of the internet, recently, has started pushing a more _______ lifestyle, this helps decrease health risks and help maintain body fat?
Active