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43 Cards in this Set
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Dietary fiber?
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Indigestible portion of carbohydrates.
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High nutrient density?
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Foods rich in nutrients relative to energy cost.
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Basal metabolic rate?
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Calories burned at rest in 24 hours.
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Essential nutrients?
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Obtained from the diet only.
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Non-essential nutrients?
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Manufactured by the body.
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Anorexia
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self-imposed starvation, primarily females, psycho-social eating disorder, unmanaged fear of fatness despite being underweight, often begins around puberty.
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Body Composition
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Fat weight vs. nonfat or lean body weight
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Which is the most essential nutrient?
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Water
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Which essential nutrient is the major source of calories used by the body to provide energy?
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Fat
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Identify 3 essential nutrients that contain calories.
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Carbohydrates, protein, and fat
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What are the 2 calorie containing essential nutrients that are the main fuel sources of physical activity?
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Carbohydrates, and fats
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How many calories per gram of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins?
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Carbs-4, protein-4, fat-9
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Identify a major problem with the American diet.
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High fat, large portions.
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Give an example of a source of fiber.
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Plant skins and seeds. (Beans)
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Adequate fiber decreases the risk of developing what?
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Heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers.
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Identify food sources of protein.
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Found in plant and animal products
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Complete proteins
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Contain all amino acids, usually from animal sources
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Incomplete proteins
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One or more of the essential amino acids are missing (plant source)
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Identify foods that are complex carbohydrates
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Rice, pasta, cereal, fruits, vegetables
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Identify foods that are simple carbohydrates
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Table sugar, desserts.
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How many servings are recommended from the bread, rice, cereal, pasta food group?
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6-11
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Identify fat soluble and water soluble vitamins
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Fat soluble are stored in the body (a,d,e,k), water soluble are not (b,c)
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What is the daily recommended water intake?
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6-8 cups
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List 3 factors most important in the prevention of osteoporosis.
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Calcium, estrogen, weight bearing activity
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Can the body produce calcium? What is the best source for calcuim?
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No, milk
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Minimum body fat for males and females
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3-5% males, 10-12% females
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Identify diseases associated with fat storage in the upper body
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CVD, stroke, diabetes
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A normal diet should consist of
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55-60% carbohydrates, 12-15% protein, 30% fat
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Identify foods that are high in saturated fats
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Beef, butter, cheese, whole milk, coconut oil, palm oil, cocoa butter
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Identify the kind of fat that is most closely related to high cholestrol
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Unsaturated fat
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One pound of fat represents how many calories?
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4081
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Identify the minimum number of calories males and females should take in daily
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males-1500, females-1200
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What is appropriate weight loss per week?
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1-2 pounds
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Identify body fat percentages that suggests one's health is at risk
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males-25%, females-30%
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How many minutes of activity and how many days per week are recommended in order to lose weight?
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Aerobic activity for 45 minutes or longer, everyday.
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Identify activities that should be used if the goal is primarily to lose stored fat
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Exercise
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Identify treatment for eating disorders
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Early intervention, psychological intervention, medical intervention
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Does weight gain occur as a result of change in the number of fat cells?
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No
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What percent of weight lost through exercise is from fat?
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80-90%
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How do you get the greatest success in weight-loss programs?
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Combine exercise and diet modifications.
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Identify what constitutes a serving of protein
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About the size of a deck of cards
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Identify sources of saturated fat
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Animal sources: beef, butter, cheese, whole milk; plant sources: coconut oil, palm oil, cocoa butter
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What is the benefit of unsaturated fat?
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Lowers LDL and HDL (poly), lowers LDL but not HDL (mono)
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