Chapter 5 Nutrition and Your Health

Which is NOT one of the six basic nutrients that helps maintain health?

• carbohydrates

• fiber

• proteins

• lipids

• minerals

The Dietary Guidelines recommend that teens be active for

• 20 minutes a day

• 30 minutes a day

• 60 minutes a day

• 120 minutes a day

The most helpful factor in making healthy food choices is understanding

• Pschology

• Nutrition

• The influence of emotions on eating

• Your family environment

To reduce the risk of heart disease, limit intake of saturated fats and cholesterol, both of which raise LDL levels.

• True

• False

A number of environmental factors that influence your food choices may include:

• family, friends, and peers

• cultural and ethnic background

• convenience and cost

• all of the above

Which of these nutrients can you get from eating whole fruit that is not usually found in juice?

• Vitamins

• Minerals

• Fiber

• Sugar

The process by which the body takes in and uses food is called

• nutrition

• calories

• appetite

• food additives

Nutrients that help build and maintain body cells and tissues are called

• fiber

• carbohydrates

• protein

• vitamins

transports other nutrients to and carries wastes from cells;  lubricates joints and mucous membranes; allows swallowing and digesting of foods; absorption of other nutrients, elimination of wastes; and helps maintain body temperature.

• lipids

• fats

• water

• minerals

 A unit of heat energy is called

• mineral

• calorie

• vitamin

• nutrient