Sports nutrition

Question 1

What is the number 1 cause of death in America?

Answer 1

Heart disease

Question 2

How much longer do vegetarians live compared to nonvegetarians?

Answer 2

4.2-9.5 years longer for men, and 1.9-4.9 years longer for women, with a 60% lowered chance for heart disease (using SDAs as an example)

Question 3

How much longer do vegans live compared to nonvegetarians?

Answer 3

12 years longer for men, with a 50% risk for all death causes.

Question 4

Most heart attacks happen in people who…?

Answer 4

Have no symptoms

Question 5

Clinton’s Mantra

Answer 5

“Eat nothing that has a mother or a face”

Question 6

Which are more dangerous, large LDL particles or small LDL particles?

Answer 6

small

Question 7

Name the five primary risk factors for heart disease:

Answer 7

1) Smoking
2) High cholesterol
3) Hypertension (high blood pressure)
4) Stress
5) Hypokinesis (too little movement)

Question 8

Five secondary risk factors for heart disease:

Answer 8

1) Genetics
2) Diet
3) Personality type (Type A is more likely)
4) Social Economics (poor people can’t afford more expensive food)
5) Gender (Men are by far more prone)

Question 9

cholesterol

Answer 9

Known as the garbage truck
HDL=high density lipoproteins
LDL=low density lipoproteins
HDL takes LDL to the liver.

Question 10

Which is better, HDL or LDL?

Answer 10

HDL is better, it removes LDL

Question 11

What is the ratio of HDL to LDL you should have?

Answer 11

1 HDL per every 3/4 LDL

Question 12

How does the body make HDL?

Answer 12

Aerobic Exercise!

Question 13

What is blood pressure and how is it measured?

Answer 13

Blood pressure measures the systolic and diastolic numbers.

Question 14

Systolic blood pressure

Answer 14

Pressure on vessel wall when heart contracts

Question 15

Diastolic blood pressure

Answer 15

Pressure on vessel wall when the heart relaxes

Question 16

Normal blood pressure numbers

Answer 16

120 mm/Hg over 80 mm/Hg

Question 17

The upper end of acceptable blood pressure

Answer 17

140/90… anything higher than this is dangerous

Question 18

What are some causes of high blood pressure affected by diet?

Answer 18

Cholesterol, a sludge, and calcium, which is hard. These don’t allow the blood vessel to stretch properly.

Question 19

How much blood exits the heart when exercising as compared to when resting?

Answer 19

2-3x the amount

Question 20

Two types of stress

Answer 20

Eustress (good stress)
and Distress (bad stress)

Question 21

An example of Eustress

Answer 21

Exercise

Question 22

Three major distressers

Answer 22

1) death
2) divorce
3) financial stress

Question 23

What source of energy is primarily used in exercise?

Answer 23

Carbohydrates

Question 24

Liebeg

Answer 24

Evil protein liar dude

Question 25

All proteins begins...?

Answer 25

In vegetation

Question 26

Have you ever seen an ox...?

Answer 26

Have you ever seen an ox eating meat?

Question 27

How many plant types do you have to eat to get all the essential amino acids?

Answer 27

Every plant contains all the essential amino acids, just in varying amounts

Question 28

Endothelial function

Answer 28

Blood vessel movement

Question 29

How much can a meaty meal make inflammation increase?

Answer 29

70%

Question 30

After three weeks of being a vegetarian, your inflammation can reduce by...?

Answer 30

29%

Question 31

Heme Iron

Answer 31

Is bad

Question 32

How many mg a day of heme iron can you eat?

Answer 32

You should eat none--just 1mg a day increases your risk for heart disease by 27%

Question 33

Plant-based diets are the only diets that can reverse heart disease T/F?

Answer 33

True

Question 34

How much more at risk for any type of cancer comes with a meat-based diet?

Answer 34

400-500%