What percentage of food eaten daily should be from quality foods and what percentage from sweets and treats?
90% quality foods, 10% sweets and treats
100
How long a person should exercise each day
What is 30-60 minutes
100
What fraction of children in the United States are obese or overweight?
approximately ⅓ of all children and adolescents as of 2012
100
What is the leading cause of death in the US among women and men?
Heart disease
100
What is the hormone thought to be most important in slowing down the body at night?
Melatonin
200
how many fruits and vegetables should one person eat a day?
2 Cups fruit, 2 ½ Cups vegetables
200
Everybody benefits from lifting weights regardless of their strength or size
What is "True"
200
Which 2 diseases are most linked to childhood obesity?
cardiovascular disease and diabetes
200
What is considered normal blood pressure?
What is 120 systolic and 80 diastolic
200
What is the average time a person should go to bed (to promote the natural Circadian rhythms)?
10-11pm
300
what are 4 healthy alternatives to red meat?
fish, poultry, eggs and nuts
300
Regular exercise increases the amount of calories that you burn. The more muscular you are, the _____ calories you burn
What is "More"
300
What are the 3 main causes for obesity?
sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy diet and genetics
300
Dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, dehydration, blurred vision, and nausea are symptoms of what?
What is low blood pressure
300
What is the best temperature to sleep in?
~65F
400
What do refined grains act like in your body?
sugars
400
Lifting weights helps an individual ____ muscle, and ____ fat
What is "Gain" and "Lose"
400
What are some mental effects of obesity?
low self esteem, social discrimination
400
What type of diabetes can be prevented by controlling one’s weight and increase physical exercise?
What is Type 2 diabetes
400
What is main environmental factor from nature that elicits an increase in cortisol production?
Light
500
New dietary guidelines for the 21st Century suggest moving towards a certain type of diet, what diet is this?
plant-based diet
500
When lifting weights, how many repetitions should an individual aim for if their goal is to gain strength and mass opposed to simply getting leaner?
What is 3-6 repetitions
500
What is the most effective way of preventing obesity?
Healthy lifestyle habits- good diet and exercise
500
What is a low-level inflammatory response in the wall of an artery associated with the formation of fat-filled plaque that can lead to restricted blood flow which when it occurs in the coronary arteries can restrict blood flow to the heart muscle leading to a heart attack? Must spell it correctly too !!!