Nutrition Jeopardy

Nutrition 101

100

What micronutrient is 95% of the population deficient in? 

Vitamin D

200

This macronutrient is needed for proper brain development in babies. 

Fat

300

This nutrient is essential for red blood cell formation and hormone production

Iron

400

This trace mineral is used for the creation of DNA, growth of cells, building proteins, healing damaged tissue, and supporting a healthy immune system. 

Zinc

500

These two nutrients are needed for the body to manufacture hormones: protein, and _____. 

Fat

Intuitive Eating

100

If you don't satisfy hunger, it _____.

Intensifies 

200

When foods are "forbidden", they become more appealing, sometimes leading to _______ or ______.

Overeating/Binge Eating, guilt/shame, preoccupation/thinking about foods

300

Fullness during recovery is healed by ______ intake and time. 

Consistent, adequate 

400

After eating, babies become calm and content. What phrase describes this phenomenon? 

Milk Coma

500

A way of healing ED thoughts is reframing with nutritional knowledge and taking actions that are ______. 

Opposite or opposed 

Diet Culture

100

The first principle of Intuitive Eating is "______ diet mentality". 

Reject

200

Dieting forces our bodies to _____ its metabolic rate, compromising body functions and damaging the body

Lower

300

Diet culture sends messages that equate _____ with body size. 

Worth, value, health, etc.

400

Diet culture is related to intuitive eating the way that ______ culture is related to intuitive movement? 

Fitness

500

What medical condition does the keto diet treat in children? 

Epilepsy 

All Things Food

100

Eating a wide variety of foods within each food group ensures you will get a wide variety of _____.

Micronutrients

200

_____ are the most consumed fruit in the world. They provide vitamin C, B6, folate, and vitamin A. 

Mangos

300

If you don't eat enough carbohydrates, what does the body primarily burn as a fuel source? 

Protein (muscle). 

400

What are cell membranes surrounded by? 

Phospholipid Bilayer

500

What nutrient aids in Vitamin D absorption? 

Calcium 

Misc.

100

What are the finger-like projections that line the GI system?

Villi

200

What are the three macronutrients?

Fat, Carbohydrates, Protein

300

What is the most abundant mineral in our bodies?

Calcium 

400

Carbs are stored in the muscles and the _____. 

Liver

500

Where is 90% of our serotonin produced/synthesized? 

Gut Microbiome.