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Nutrition Slides Scavenger Hunt

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does BMI mean?

(a)  

2.

What two factors are used to calculate a person's BMI?

a)

age and gender

b)

age and height

c)

height and weight

d)

gender and weight

3.

A calorie is a unit of measurement for _________.

a)

weight

b)

energy

c)

mass

d)

volume

4.

Which hormone in the body is affected by diabetes?

a)

Human growth hormone

b)

Insulin

c)

Testosterone

d)

Progesterone

5.

Which organ in our body produces insulin?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Gallbladder

c)

Small intestine

d)

Pituitary gland

6.

All dietary fats are bad for you and you should try to eliminate all fats from your diet.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which food group tends to have the highest amounts of cholesterol?

a)

Cereals

b)

Fruits

c)

Meat

d)

Vegetables

8.

What "building blocks" are proteins made of?

a)

Pixels

b)

Legos

c)

Amino acids

d)

Cells

9.

How many "essential" amino acids are there that we must obtain from food because our body cannot produce them?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

12

d)

21

10.

Carbohydrates are the main source of what for our body?

a)

Protein

b)

Fats

c)

Energy

d)

Hormones

11.

What do carbohydrates turn into when our body breaks them down?

a)

Salt

b)

Sugar

c)

Cholesterol

d)

Protein

12.

What is the main function of dietary fiber?

a)

Help maintain high energy levels

b)

Help with blood clotting

c)

Help with hormone production

d)

Help with digestive health

13.

Soluble fiber helps lower blood sugar and cholesterol, while insoluble fiber helps move food through your digestive system.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Some types of vitamins are fat-soluble and others are water-soluble.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Vitamins perform hundreds of different functions in the body and our diet is our main source for obtaining them.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Minerals are similar to vitamins in that there are many of them and our body needs certain ones to function properly.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

It is not possible to drink too much water in a day... water is good for you!

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The Keto diet is based on the idea that if you eliminate most carbohydrates from your diet, your body will burn ________ and ________ for energy instead, helping you lose weight.

a)

carbohydrates and fats

b)

proteins and carbohydrates

c)

fats and proteins

d)

fats and hormones

19.

​ is an eating disorder characterized by restricting food intake and having a distorted perception of one's appearance.

a)

Anorexia

b)

Bulimia

c)

Binge eating

20.

Which popular diet focuses on whole plant-based foods, healthy fats, and seafood?

a)

Paleo Diet

b)

Keto Diet

c)

Atkins Diet

d)

Mediterranean Diet

21.

(a)   is when someone eats way more food than they need, or when they continue to eat even after they feel full.

22.

Which eating disorder is characterized by someone bingeing and then purging (making themselves vomit to get rid of the food they ate)?

a)
Anorexia nervosa
b)
Binge eating disorder
c)
Pica
d)
Bulimia nervosa