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Calories
Fad Diets
Food Groups
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Fed Up Documentary
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What are calories?

The energy we get from food.
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True or False: Fad diets often eliminate an entire food group.

True.

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What are the three macronutrients?

Carbs, protein, and fats.

100
Name the two types of stress

Eustress and distress.

100

What does WHO stand for?

World Health Organization.

200

What's one of the most serious health concerns in the U.S?

Obesity.

200

What is a fad?

A short-term trend that lasts briefly.

200

How much sugar do we need daily? (grams)

24-36 grams.

200

Name the three components of the nervous system.

Nerves, brain, spinal cord.

200
Who started the "let's move" campaign?

First lady Michelle Obama.

300

What are empty calories?

Calories that are in unprocessed food.

300

Name one reason as to why fad diets are bad.

Doesn't take in factors like genetics or metabolism. Can cause eating disorders, health problems, promise rapid weight loss, and often disregard doctors' say in things.

300

What foods is unsaturated fat found in? (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated)

Monounsat: Avocado, nuts, seeds, olive, oils.

Polyunsat: sunflower, corn, soybean, walnuts, fish, flax seeds.

300

Name the three different types of muscle.

Cardiac, smooth, skeletal.

300
True or false: low-fat processed foods are often healthier than foods with fat.

Normally false. Sugar is often added in place of the fat to make it taste better.

400

How many calories do we need every day?

2000-2500 calories.

400

What are "red flags" that help you recognize fad diets?

Celebrity endorsers, cutting out one or more food groups, superfood ingredients, not backed by doctors or dieticians, and promising results fast.

400

What are TWO THINGS that the whole grain has but enriched grain doesn't?

Whole grain has the bran, germ, and endosperm. Refined grain has only the endosperm.

400

How many bones does the human body have?

206

400

How might food labels lie to us about sugar?

Putting sugar under different names (ex: glucose) or not saying the daily recommended value percentage of the sugar in one serving.
500

What are nutrient dense calories?

Calories in unprocessed food. Considered healthy.

500

Name at least three fad diets:

Possible answers listed on slides: Weight Watchers, Atkins, Jenny Craig, Paleo, Nutrisystem, Mediterranean, Vegan, South Beach, 30 for 30, Whole 30, Keto.
500

What type of polyunsaturated fat do we need that is found in fish?

Omega-3 (is also in seeds, canola oil, and soybean oil)

500

Fast foods are less expensive than unprocessed, whole foods. 

False.  This is a myth promoted by the fast food industry.  It is far less expensive and healthier to consume whole foods.  Although preparing home cooked meals takes time, you will live longer, look and feel better.  

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Why do articles written by universities often lie about the food industry?

They are funded by the food industry and if they spoke bad about them, they'd get funding pulled.