General EHS Knowledge
Any behavior resulting in an energy expenditure of </= 1.5 METs while in a sitting, reclining or lying posture
This study design uses randomization of their participants
What is Experimental?
There are _____ essential amino acids
What are 9?
According to the guidelines, this population should get at least 60 mins of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day, including muscle strengthening and bone loading 3x/week
Who are children and adolescents?
These promote the implementation of or the adherence to a guideline
This connective fibrous tissue connects muscle to bone
This is a 3rd variable that can distort the association between an independent variable and a chronic disease
What is a confounding variable?
These nutrients are responsible of the make up of the skeletal frame work
What are minerals?
Pregnant women should avoid this position after the first trimester
What is the supine position?
This concept refers to an individual’s belief about their ability to do or achieve a specific behavior
What is self-efficacy?
These are the 5 components of fitness
What are Body comp, flexiblity, muscular strength, muscular endurance and cardiorespiratory endurance?
This refers to new cases of disease over a certain period of time, such as over a year
What is Incidence?
This term represents the levels of intake of essential nutrients considered adequate to meet the known nutritional needs of most healthy individuals
The greatest gains in bone mass occur just before this developmental timepoint
What is puberty?
Precontemplation and Maintenance are phases or stages in this behavior change model
What is the transtheoretical or TTM or stages of change?
This is the cutpoint that indicates a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes
What is >/= 126 mg/dl
This is a clustering of risk factors associated with increased incidences of CVD, diabetes and stroke
What is metabolic syndrome?
This is the carbohydrate fuel source that becomes most important after 2-4 hours of moderate-intensity (70% VO2max) exercise
What is blood glucose?
The Physical Activity guidelines recommend older adults incorporate these 3 components of PA into their weekly physical activity
What are aerobic, strength and balance?
This framework recognizes that there are multiple levels of influence on behavior including individual, environmental, and policy factors.
What is the SEM or the socioecological model?