Lifetime Wellness

Question 1

How many vitamins play a key role in nutrition?

Answer 1

13

Question 2

What are the 6 categories of nutrition?

Answer 2

Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Vitamins, Minerals, Water.

Question 3

What does the body convert carbohydrates into before it can use them?

Answer 3

Glucose

Question 4

What is the term used to describe the desire to eat?

Answer 4

Appetite

Question 5

What type of nutrient helps build and maintain body tissue?

Answer 5

Proteins

Question 6

How many different amino acids are there?

Answer 6

20

Question 7

How many amino acids are made in the body?

Answer 7

11

Question 8

What type of amino acids must come from food or supplements?

Answer 8

9

Question 9

What is glucose called that is not used right away and is stored?

Answer 9

Glycogen

Question 10

What nutrient is the body’s preferred source of energy?

Answer 10

Carbs

Question 11

The main reason we eat is to give the body what?

Answer 11

Nutrients

Question 12

What are inorganic substances that the body cannot manufacture?

Answer 12

Minerals

Question 13

What is the fat-like substance produces in the liver of all animals?

Answer 13

Cholesterol

Question 14

What are the starches and sugars called that are found in foods?

Answer 14

Carbohydrates

Question 15

What is a simple sugar that is the body’s main source of fuel?

Answer 15

Glucose

Question 16

What starch-like substance is stored in the liver and muscles?

Answer 16

Glycogen

Question 17

What substance in food does your body need to function properly?

Answer 17

Nutrients

Question 18

How many calories should an average person consume each day?

Answer 18

1,500 - 3,000

Question 19

What does RDA stand for?

Answer 19

Recinnebded Dietary Allowance

Question 20

Define diet?

Answer 20

Everything you eat and drink.

Question 21

What are the reasons for our food and drink choices?

Answer 21

Culture, Friends, Family, Lifestyle, Media, Taste.

Question 22

What kind of vitamins dissolve in water?

Answer 22

Water-soluble (Vitamins B & C)

Question 23

What kind of vitamins stored in fat?

Answer 23

Fat-soluble (Vitamins A, D, E, K)

Question 24

How many cups of water are recommended daily?

Answer 24

8

Question 25

What are the substances that make up protein?

Answer 25

Amino Acids

Question 26

What vitamin is produced by the body?

Answer 26

Vitamin D

Question 27

What is stage 1 in the stress response?

Answer 27

Alarm - the Body and mind go into high alert.

Question 28

What is stage 2 in the stress response?

Answer 28

Resistance - the Body is trying to return to its normal state.

Question 29

What is stage 3 in the stress response?

Answer 29

Fatigue - As you reach this stage in stress response, your body feels tired.

Question 30

What nutrient build and maintains muscles tissue?

Answer 30

Proteins