Health Nutrition Quiz

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Quiz by maddyaddyo, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by maddyaddyo over 9 years ago
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Question 1

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LDL is the good type of cholesterol level we want.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 2

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Examples of Carbohydrates could be...
Answer
  • grapes, apples, water
  • bread, noodles, potatoes
  • seeds, nuts
  • vegetables

Question 3

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Hypertension is...
Answer
  • Abnormally high blood pressure
  • Compound in foods from plants that preform important functions in the body
  • brain regulatory center (sends out signals when blood glucose levels are low)
  • Type of fat that is unsaturated

Question 4

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What are Fatty Acids?
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  • Carbs found both in food and in the body
  • Building blocks of protein normally used to build tissue or burned for energy
  • indigestible substances in foods that are mostly made of carbs
  • Building blocks of fat that supply energy fuel for most of the body's cells

Question 5

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Antioxidants are substances that are good, and defend the body against destructive things.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Beta-carotene comes from vitamin B.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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Free Radicals are....
Answer
  • Substances that are good for the body and offer good health benefits
  • Something bad for the body that triggers damaging reactions in the cells of the body.
  • The capacity to do work or produce heat.
  • Compounds in foods from plants that preform important functions in the body.

Question 8

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Starch is the main carbs in grains and veggies.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

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What is hypothalamus?
Answer
  • It's the brain regulatory system that sends out messages to your body when your glucose levels are too low.
  • The unit used to measure energy.
  • Slow recovery of vision after flashes of bright lights at night.

Question 10

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The 5 things that affect metabolism...(you can select more than 1)
Answer
  • Age
  • Hair color
  • Body type
  • fasting/starvation
  • exercize
  • 3 big meals daily
  • 5-6 small meals.

Question 11

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An endomorph body type has a small frame, thin muscles, and a low percentage of body fat.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 12

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6 essential nutrients... (select more than 1)
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  • Carbs
  • Fiber
  • Sugar
  • Protein
  • Water
  • Vitamins
  • Supplements
  • MInerals
  • Fat

Question 13

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How many calories per gram do carbs allow?
Answer
  • 9
  • 4
  • 8
  • 7

Question 14

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Simple Carbs are the type of carbs that we want, they include grains, seeds, nuts, beans etc.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 15

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Glucose is converted into glycogen when it is not used right away.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 16

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How many calories per gram do fats provide?
Answer
  • 4
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10

Question 17

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Check off the answers that are considered saturated fats.
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  • Bread
  • Meat (beef, pork.... etc)
  • Egg yolks
  • Butter
  • Fruits
  • Fried foods.

Question 18

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Eating two or more incomplete proteins DO NOT make a complete protein
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 19

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How many calories per gram does protein give you?
Answer
  • 3
  • 1
  • 8
  • 4

Question 20

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Check off the answers that could be considered unsaturated fats...
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  • olive oil
  • cheese
  • butter
  • peanut butter
  • nuts

Question 21

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Which vitamins are transported from fats?
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  • A, B, C, D
  • A, D, E, K
  • A, C, E, D

Question 22

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Vitamins DO NOT contain energy.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 23

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Vitamins help regulate body processes like digestion, absorption, and metabolism.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 24

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Water Soluble vitamins are the B complex and C vitamins.
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  • True
  • False

Question 25

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Vitamin K acts as an antioxidant and protects the body from damage due to a chemical reaction.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 26

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Fiber is found in ________ carbs.
Answer
  • Complete
  • Incomplete
  • Complex
  • Simple
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