Nutrition and Physical Fitness Midterm
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
What influences food choices? - answer✔hunger, cost, income, availability, emotions, social
pressure, convenience, etc.
Top 10 Nutrition Related Causes of Death? - answer✔Heart Disease, Cancer, Stroke, Accidents,
Alzheimer's, Diabetes, Flu, Kidney Disease
My Plate Diagram - answer✔1/2 veggies, 1/4 protein, 1/4 starch,
ABCMV Theory on Nutrition Eating - answer✔Adequacy- Having enough nutrients to maintain
a healthy body
Balance- Your diet being able to balance with the nutrients
Calorie Control- Eat more, exercise less. Weight goes up and vice versa
Moderation- Take and eat foods once and a while
Variety- Change your diet often and foods
Good Website for Nutritional Info - answer✔Eatright.org
6 Main Nutrients - answer✔Carbs, Protein, Fats, Vitamins, Minerals, Water
Simple vs. Complex Carbs (good vs. bad) - answer✔Sugar= Simple=Bad
Complex= Plants=Good
DRI (when to use) - answer✔Dietary Reference Intake: Use to show your average daily nutrient
intake
Super Foods- with ingredients like tomatoes, yogurt and blueberries - answer✔Have 10% of
daily intake, they are phytochemicals
(Sweet potatoes=betacarotine...eyes and cancer)
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