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| Describe the six classes of nutrients |
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| carbohydrates, fats (lipids), proteins, vitamins, minerals, water |
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| Nutrients needed in large quantities. make up carbohydrates, fats (lipids) protein, and water. |
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| Nutrients needed in smaller quantities than macronutrients. Make up vitamins and minerals |
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| What organs are involved in the digestive system |
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| salivary glands, esophagus, liver, gallbladder, stomach, pancreas, large intestine, small intestine, rectum, anus |
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| What are the subcategories of carbohydrates |
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| simple carbohydrates (one of two sugar molecules), complex carbohydrates (long chains of multiple sugar molecules) |
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| What are the subcategories of fats and how can you tell them apart |
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| Saturated fats are solid at room temperature and unsaturated fats are liquid at room temperature |
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| Different types of foodborne illnesses and allergies |
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| Norovirus, Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. Coli, Clostridium botulinum. Milk, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish allergies. |
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| Describe the five components of health-related physical fitness |
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1)cardiorespiratory fitness - the ability of your heart and lungs to deliver oxygen to muscles during prolonged physical activity (cycling, swimming)
2) Muscular strength - the max force your muscles can apply in a single effort of lifting pushing or pressing (machines, free weights, resistance bands, body weight exercises)
3) Muscular endurance - Capactity of your muscles to repeatedly exert force or maintain force over a period of time without tiring (slowly increasing number of reps in an exercise)
4) flexibility - the ability of your joints to move through their full range of motion (stretching, Pilates, yoga, tai chi)
5) Body Composition - the relative proportions of fat tissue and lean tissue |
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| What does FITT stand for? |
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| Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type |
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| Negative repercussions from not exercising safely and smartly? |
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| bruises, joint sprains, muscle strains, shin splints, tendinitis, cramps. |
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| What does it mean to be overweight vs obese |
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| Overweight is exceeding the weight that is considered healthful for a particular height. Obese is a weight disorder where accumulations of unnecessary fat result in increased risk of health problems. |
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| Health risks that come with obesity |
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High blood lipids
Heart Disease
High Blood Pressure
Metabolic syndrome
Cancer
Osteoarthritis
Sleep apnea
Gallbladder disease
Fatty liver disease
Fertility problems
Pregnancy problems |
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| What is BMI calculated and what does it mean |
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| Calculated from height and weight measurements that gives an idea of health risk categories (underweight, healthful weight, overweight, obese) |
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| What factors affect your ideal body weight |
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| Age, Genetics, body type, and nutrition you need to stay healthy |
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| What is the energy we get from food used for |
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| Your body uses this energy to perform all of its activities |
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| What factors are contributing to weight gain (individually and globally) |
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Globally: Globalization has spread western eating/lifestyle habits (a craving for high fat/high sugar foods and a decline in physical activity)
Individually: Biology and genetics, sex and gender differences, race and ethnicity, income and education, individual behaviors, lack of physical activity, social factors, physical factors, public policy |
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| How are hunger, appetite, and satiety related |
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| Hunger is the sensation caused by a lack of food that initiates food seeking behavior, appetite is the response to the sight smell, thought, or taste of food that prompts or postpones eating, satiety is when weve relieved our hunger and it turns off the desire to eat more |
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| Different types of body image disorders |
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Body Dysmorphic disorder: Mental disorder characterized by Obsessive thoughts about a perceived flaw in appearance
Social Physique anxiety: mental disorder characterized by extreme fear of having one's body judged by others |
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| Different types of eating disorders |
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Anorexia Nervosa: Mental disorder characterized by extremely low body weight, body image distortion, severe calorie restriction, and an obsessive fear of gaining weight
Bulimia Nervosa: mental disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by purge behaviors such as vomiting, laxative abuse, or extreme exercise. |
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