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What do proteins do for your body? ✔Correct Answer-Form muscle, bone, enzymes, hormones,
and cell membranes
What do fats do for your body? ✔Correct Answer-Most concentrated source of energy - stored,
usable energy that provides insulation for your body, and helps support and cushion your organs.
Helps your body during rest and light activity
What do carbs do for your body? What are simple vs. complex carbs and name one example of each?
✔Correct Answer-Supply energy for the body's cells:
Simple - 1 or 2 sugar units; table sugar, fruit sugar, honey, malt, and milk sugar
Complex- multiple sugar units; starches and dietary fiber (grains, legumes, tubers, and fiber)
What is glycemic index? ✔Correct Answer-A measure of how ingestion of a particular food affects
our blood glucose levels
What is a dietary fiber? ✔Correct Answer-Nondigestible carb that is present naturally in plants
Soluble-delays stomach emptying, reduces absorption of cholesterol
Insoluble - helps prevent constipation and other digestive disorders
There are 13 vitamins that we need. Name the 2 groups they are divided into and the vitamins in
each group ✔Correct Answer-Fat-soluble - A, D, E, and K
Water soluble - C and 8 B-complex vitamins: thiamin(B1), riboflavin(B2), niacin(B3), pantothenic
acid(B5), pyridoxine(B6), biotin(B7), folate(B9), and B12
What do minerals do for your body? ✔Correct Answer-Helps to regulate body functions, aid in
growth and maintenance of body tissues, and a catalyst for energy release
What is the difference between food allergies and food intolerances? ✔Correct Answer-Food
allergy - reaction of body's immune system to a food or food ingredient
Food intolerance - problem dealing w/ the metabolism of certain foods
What is physical fitness? ✔Correct Answer-Set of physical attributes that allows the body to
respond or adapt to the demands and stress of physical effort
There are 5 health-related components of fitness. ✔Correct Answer-Cardiorespiratory endurance -
ability of the heart and lungs to deliver oxygen to working muscles for a sustained activity
Muscle strength - amount of force a muscle can produce w/ a single maximum effort
Muscular endurance - ability of a muscle to resist fatigue and sustain a given level of muscle tension
Flexibility - ability to move the joints through their full range of motion
Body composition - amount of fat-free mass vs body fat
What is the difference between physical activity and exercise? ✔Correct Answer-Physical activity -
any body movement carried out by skeletal muscles that requires energy
Exercise - planned, structured, repetitive movement of the body intended to improve or maintain
physical fitness
, Every exercise program should include 3 specific activities. ✔Correct Answer-Aerobics - for the
heart
Strength training - forces the muscles to work
Flexibility training - for the joints
Why do you always warm-up and cool-down? ✔Correct Answer-To avoid injury and to return the
body to normal
What is the purpose of the R.I.C.E. acronym and what does each letter stand for? ✔Correct
Answer-Care for muscle and joint injuries that may occur
Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevate
There are 3 methods to determine healthy weight. Name them and explain them. ✔Correct
Answer-Body composition - proportion of fat and fat-free mass in the body
Body mass index (BMI) - weight should be proportional to height
Body fat distribution - location of fat on the body
According to the National Institutes of Health, what is considered to be a healthy BMI? ✔Correct
Answer-Between 18.5 and 24.9
Your body fat distribution can list you as an apple or a pear. Where is the fat located for both of
these? ✔Correct Answer-Apple - upper regions of the body, abdominal area
Pear - hips, buttocks, and thighs
What is the female athlete triad? There are 3 disorders associated w/ it. ✔Correct Answer-Usually
associated w/ sports where weight and appearance are important
1 abnormal eating patterns and extreme exercise
2 amenorrhea
3 Decreased bone density (premature osteoporosis)
There are many contributing factors as to why the American population is gaining so much weight.
Logically, think and tell me the top two reasons why this is happening. ✔Correct Answer-Fast food
meals and increased portion sizes
What is the difference between energy (calorie) density foods and nutrient dense foods? ✔Correct
Answer-Energy (calorie) density foods - refers to the number of calories in a food. Usually higher
calories = higher energy density = higher rates of obesity
Nutrient dense foods - low in calories and higher in nutrients, more volume and bulk, but fewer
calories
If you want to adopt a healthy lifestyle so you can successfully manage your weight, what should
your eating habits be like? ✔Correct Answer-Should be small, frequent meals on a regular
schedule; never skip meals or you will overeat or snack
What is the difference between anorexia vs. bulimia vs. binge eating? ✔Correct Answer-Anorexia -
failure to eat enough food to maintain a reasonable body weight
Bulimia - recurring episodes of binge eating, followed by purging
Binge eating - similar to bulimia, except no purging behavior