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33 Cards in this Set
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List the six nutrients |
Water, protein, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, and fats |
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What three nutrients provide the body with energy? |
Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins |
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Complex carbohydrates |
Starches |
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Simple carbohydrates |
Natural sugars |
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What is an indigestible plant material? |
Fiber |
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Saturated fats |
Animal fats |
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Unsaturated fat |
Oil |
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What are the three main ways our body loses water? |
Perspiration, urination, respiration |
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Water soluble vitamins |
Cannot be stored within the body |
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Fat soluble vitamins |
Stored in fat |
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How many calories per gram are in fat? |
9 |
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How many calories per gram are in carbohydrates? |
4 |
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How many calories per gram are in protein? |
4 |
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The human body is made up of blank percent of water. |
65% |
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A person trying to lose weight should aim to lose approximately blank pounds a week. |
1 |
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Define a calorie |
A unit of energy |
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How many calories make up 1 pound? |
3500 calories |
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Fad diets are only good for what? |
Losing quick weight |
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What is the initial weight loss in most fad diets? |
Water loss |
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Basal metabolic rate (BMR) |
Rate of burning energy at resting heart rate |
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Metabolism |
Rate from burning energy into body tissue |
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A person's weight is determined by what three things? |
Heredity, level of activity, body composition |
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A person's metabolism varies with what three things? |
Age, sex, body type |
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Ectomorph body type |
Lean |
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Mesomorph body type |
Athletic |
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Endomorph body type |
Stocky |
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RDA |
Recommended daily allowance |
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What is the RDA of calories for an average person? |
2000 calories |
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Hunger |
Need for nutrients |
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Appetite |
Emotional eating |
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If you are 10% over your standard weight for your height, doctors would consider you to blank |
Lose weight |
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Two risk factors for being overweight |
High blood pressure, heart disease |
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2 risk factors for being underweight |
Fatigue, inability to fight off infections |
