Nutrition Label - Definitions

Question 1

Fad Diet

Answer 1

A plan focused on losing weight and improving overall health

Question 2

Muscle Strength

Answer 2

The amount of force a muscle can exert

Question 3

Muscle Endurance

Answer 3

Muscles ability to perform physical tasks over long period of time

Question 4

Cardiorespiratory Endurance

Answer 4

Heart, lungs, blood vessels sustain 10 minutes of aerobic excersize

Question 5

Flexibility

Answer 5

Move body parts through full range of motion

Question 6

Body Composition

Answer 6

Proportionality of body lean tissue to fat

Question 7

Body Mass Index

Answer 7

BMI is Body Mass Index that calculates weight with height

Question 8

Myplate Vs Harvard

Answer 8

More Veggies, Less Fruit, No dairy, Added water and oils, Specified grains

Question 9

Benefits of Exercise

Answer 9

Healthy Weight, muscles and bones, Increased Circulation, Disease prevention, Immune Booster, Stress Reduction, Mood Booster, Brainpower

Question 10

What’s on new food label

Answer 10

Larger Calories, added sugars, vitamin counter

Question 11

Fats

Answer 11

Store energy and form cell membranes (make fat)
A lipid that does not dissolve in water

Question 12

Protein

Answer 12

Builds body cells and tissues (muscles)

Question 13

Fiber

Answer 13

Indigestable complex carbohydate - Reduces heart disease and diabetes (helps sugar digestion)

Question 14

Carbohydrates

Answer 14

• starches and sugars in food
• bodies main source of energy

Question 15

Cholesterol

Answer 15

A waxy substance that can cause heart disease (max 300 milligrams per day)

Question 16

Minerals

Answer 16

Body cannot make them, but they are essential for bone and teeth

Question 17

Vitamins

Answer 17

Regulate:
- digestion
- absorption
- metabolism

Question 18

Difference in fats, proteins, and carbohydrates

Answer 18

Unlike the other two fats are turned in fatty acids that can cause serious problems such as heart disease, strokes etc.