Nutrition and Diet Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Dietary guidelines suggest limiting sodium intake daily to what? | 2,300 mg |
When did the USDA create the new Food Guide Pyramid, MyPyramid? | 2005 |
What was the USDA's intention when creating the new MyPyramid? | To create a visual tool that promotes healthy food choices balanced with physical activity. |
On the MyPyramid, what do the colored food bands represent? | The proportion and variety of food groups that healthy individuals over 2 yrs. of age should include in the daily diet. |
What is the recommended daily serving of oils? | 6 tsp |
BMI | estimate of overall body fat |
How much exercise is recommended for an individual? | 30 min. each 3-5 days/wk. |
What exercise burns more fat? | 20 min. of low and moderate intensity exercise. |
Normal BMI | 18.5-24.9 |
Overweight BMI | 25.0-29.9 |
Obese BMI | 30.0 and Above |
Morbidly Obese BMI | 40.0 and Above |
Important regulators of nerve responses | Calcium and Sodium |
The Food Pyramid's dairy group supplies what that is necessary for bone formation | Cacium, magnesium, and phosphorus |
What vitamin aids in the absorption of calcium and phosphorus? | D |
Normal bowel functioning depends on what for men? | Adequate fluid intake and 38 g/day of fiber |
Normal bowel functioning for women depend on what? | Adequate fluid intake and 25 d/day of fiber |
Ways to prevent cancer | Well balanced diet, increase high fiber plant based foods, limit sat. and unsat. fats, limit sodium intake, avoid excess alcohol intake, include regular excercise. |
People who are at higher risk for obesity include: | Lower income groups, former smokers, people with chronic mental illness, disabled, sedentary lifestyles |
Medical problems resulting from obesity | Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, sleep apnea, cancers, depression, osteoarthritis |
Causes of malnutrition | Inadequate diet, digestion/absorption problems, medical conditions |
Malnutrition symptoms requiring medical intervention | Fainting, lack of menstruation, lack of growth in children, rapid hair loss |
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ReginaK
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