Sleep
Nutrition
Sexual Health
Exercise
In Defense of Food
100

What is "circadian rhythm"?

What is the roughly 24-hour cycle that all living things experience, which helps to regulate sleep patterns.

100

What are the three macronutrients?

What are carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.

100

Approximately what percentage of sexually-active people will contract an STI by the age of 25?

What is 50%

100

What is aerobic exercise? (Definition, not examples.)

What is exercise for which the body is able to consume enough oxygen to maintain.

100

What is digestive bacteria called?

What is gut flora or the microbiome?

200

List at least one effect of having a disrupted circadian rhythm.

What are: obesity, mood disorders, chronic fatigue, insomnia, mental illness, digestive disorders.
200

What are micronutrients?

What are vitamins and minerals?

200

What is the most commonly transmitted STI in the US?

What is HPV.

200

What is anaerobic exercise? (Definition, not examples.)

What is exercise for which the body is not able to consume enough oxygen to maintain.

200

What is removed from whole wheat bread when it is processed into white bread?

What is wheat germ

300

What is sleep banking?

What is the ability to "store" or "reserve" sleep from one night to the next.

300

How many calories are in one gram of fat?

What is nine

300

Women often do not experience symptoms for which two STIs?

What are gonorrhea and chlamydia.

300

Give one example each for aerobic and anaerobic exercise.

What is walking, yoga, or anything low to moderate intensity (aerobic). What is running, burpees, weightlifting, or anything high intensity (anaerobic).

300

What was fat replaced with when "fat-free" became a nutrition fad?

What is sugar

400

How many hours per day can we "sleep bank"?

What is two.

400

What is the minimum recommended daily intake of water (in ounces)?

What is  64 ounces.
400

What occurs during the tertiary stage of syphilis?

What is dementia, paralysis, or organ damage.

400

What does the acronym R.I.C.E. stand for?

What is rest, ice, compression, and elevation.

400

What is Michael Pollan's 7-word mantra for healthy eating?

What is "eat food, not too much, mostly plants."

500

What kind of sleep is crucial for long-term memory retention?

What is REM sleep.

500

What is "starvation mode"?

What is the body's response to skipping meals, resulting in mood changes, decrease in metabolism, and propensity to store more calories as fat reserves.

500

Name two STIs that have no cure.

What are HPV, Herpes, and HIV

500

What is BDNF?

What is brain-derived neurotrophic factor. What is "miracle grow" for the brain. 
500

What is the name of the African tribe known for practicing a hunter/gatherer lifestyle?

Who are the Hadza