Fuelling your machine
Calcium is vital for bone density, but it is entirely useless without a fat-soluble vitamin that acts as a hormonal key to allow your intestines to absorb it.
What is Vitamin D
CPR is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when someone's heart stops beating. What does CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Ingredients on a food label are never listed randomly. By law, in what specific order must ingredients be listed?
What is descending order by weight? (From most to least).
During your teenage years, you experience a rapid increase in height and weight called a growth spurt. This is controlled by a tiny, pea-sized organ at the base of your brain known as the "Master Gland," which floods your body with Human Growth Hormone (HGH). What is the name of this gland?
What is the Pituitary Gland?
Pulling an "all-nighter" to study or play video games destroys physical growth. This is because your body doesn't release human growth hormone evenly; instead, your pituitary gland secretes up to 80% of your daily supply during which specific, non-REM phase of sleep?
What is Deep Sleep (or Slow-Wave Sleep / Stage 3 Sleep)?
Carbohydrates are stored in your liver and muscles as glycogen for quick energy. However, if a teenager consumes an excess of simple sugars that exceeds their glycogen storage capacity, into what specific chemical form does the liver convert and store that leftover energy?
What are Triglycerides (or Fat / Adipose tissue)
An AED is a portable electronic device that can automatically diagnose and deliver an electric shock to a heart in cardiac arrest. What does AED stand for?
Automated External Defibrillator
If a product's label claims it is "Fat-Free" or "Sugar-Free," it doesn't actually have to be absolute zero. Legally, a food can claim to have "0g" if it contains less than how many grams per serving?
What is less than 0.5 grams?
Many teenagers find themselves unable to fall asleep before 11:00 PM and struggle to wake up early. a teenager's brain delays the nightly release of melatonin, the hormone that signals sleepiness, by about two hours. What is the name of the pinecone-shaped brain gland that produces this sleep hormone?
What is the Pineal Gland?
Scrolling through stressful news or intense social media drama right before bed causes your heart to race and keeps you wide awake. This happens because emotional stress triggers your body's survival instincts, activating a physical reaction designed to help you run away from danger. What is the common name for this physical survival mode?
What is the Fight or Flight response?
According to nutritional guidelines, exactly how much of a growing teenager's plate should be filled with a colorful mix of fruits and vegetables to ensure they get enough vitamins?
What is one-half (50%)?
When checking vital signs, a doctor notes the "BPM" of a patient's pulse. What does BPM stand for?
What is Beats Per Minute?
If a product label proudly claims to be an "Excellent Source" of a nutrient like Calcium or Vitamin D, what minimum percentage of the Daily Value (%DV) must a single serving contain?
What is 20% or more? (Note: "Good source" is 10%–19%).
Health guidelines state teenagers need at least 1 hour of physical activity daily. This is because sitting still keeps your metabolism at baseline, but hitting 60 minutes of vigorous exercise signals your brain to release a massive surge of HGH. What does HGH stand for, and what are the two main things it causes to grow during puberty?
What is Human Growth Hormone? (It causes bones to lengthen and muscles to grow/multiply).
Getting a ping or notification on your phone gives your brain a quick hit of a feel-good chemical called Dopamine. However, checking your phone 100 times a day forces your brain into a state of "continuous partial attention," which actively trains your mind to lose what critical classroom skill?
What is Attention Span? (The ability to focus or concentrate).
Not all calories require the same energy to process. When drafting a meal plan, nutritionists know that your body actually burns up to 30% of the calories consumed from a nutrient just to chew, digest, and chemically break it down. Which macronutrient has this highest Thermic Effect of Food (TEF)?
What is Protein?
Doctors ordering a fast diagnostic scan for internal bleeding or blood clots will send a patient to a CT scan. What does CT stand for?
What is Computed Tomography?
When calculating the total calories of a food item manually, you use the Atwater system. How many calories are yielded per gram of Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats, respectively?
What is 4, 4, and 9 calories per gram?
Neurologists have discovered that sitting completely still for hours on a couch or chair causes the brain to physically shrink and lose gray matter density in the Prefrontal Cortex—the area responsible for focus, impulse control, and critical thinking. What popular, sedentary American childhood hobby is scientifically proven to be the primary cause of this condition?
What is playing video games (or screen games)?
When a teenager sits down to take a hard exam and suddenly feels their mind go completely blank from panic, their body is producing too much of a hormone called Cortisol. Yoga and sports science prove that taking 5 slow, deep belly breaths flips a switch in your nervous system that instantly stops this panic. What everyday feeling is this breathing hack designed to control?
What is Anxiety? Stress or Nervousness.
When designing a healthy meal plan, certain fats are classified as "essential" because the human body cannot manufacture them, meaning they must be eaten. What are the names of the two specific polyunsaturated fatty acids that are vital for a teenager's brain development and reducing systemic inflammation?
What are Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids?
Emergency room physicians use the acronym FAST to rapidly identify if a patient is experiencing a stroke. What does the acronym FAST stand for?
What is Face, Arm, Speech, Time?
Under current FDA regulations, four specific micronutrients are legally mandatory to list at the bottom of the nutrition panel because Americans are most commonly deficient in them. Vitamin D, Calcium, and Iron are three—what is the fourth?
What is Potassium?
Getting 1 hour of daily exercise doesn't just grow your body—it literally grows your brain. Physical activity triggers the release of a special protein called BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor), which acts like "Miracle-Gro" for your mind. How does this protein actually help a teenager perform better in school the next day?
What is it stimulates the growth of new brain cells (neurons) and improves memory, learning, and focus?
When you are trying to study but keep getting distracted by every little noise or background movement, your brain is struggling to filter out useless data. Regular habits like meditation or 10 minutes of silent yoga help train your brain to naturally block out these distractions. What is the psychological term for your brain's ability to focus on one specific thing while completely ignoring everything else around you?
What is Selective Attention?