Shanahan Health Quiz #4
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fealoia88 on February 3, 2011
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health quiz pages 309-345
Classes:
PCMS2014, CLASS OF 2014, The Alexandria of Boca Pine Crest, Pine Crest Chinese, Seventh Grade Pine Crest Boca, PCHS2014
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) | Dietary guideline that specifies the amount of nutrient needed for almost all of the healthy individuals in a specific age group and gender group. |
| Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) | Appropriate amounts of nutrients in the diet (AI, RDA, and UL). |
| Adequate Intake (AI) | Dietary guideline established experimentally to estimate nutrent needs when sufficient data are not available to establish an RDA value. |
| Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) | Maximum level of a daily nutrient that will not pose a risk of adverse health effects for most people. |
| Fiber | Indigestible bulk in foods that can be either soluble or insoluble in body fluids. |
| Saturated Fats | Dietary fats that are usually solid at room temperature and come primarily from animal sources. |
| Unsaturated Fats | Monounsaturated or polysaturated fats that are usually liquid at room temperature and come primarily from vegetable sources. |
| Trans Fats | Fats that result when liquid oil has hydrogen added to it to make it more solid. Hydrogenation transforms unsaturated fats so that they take on the characteristics of saturated fats, as is the case for margarine and shortening. |
| Amino Acids | The 20 basic building blocks of the body that make up proteins. |
| Essential Amino Acids | The nine basic amino acids that the human body cannot produce and that must be obtained from food sources. |
| Vegans | Strict vegetarians, who not only exclude all forms of meat from the diet but, also exclude diary products and eggs. |
| Lacto-Ovo Vegetarians | Vegetarians who include dairy and eggs in the diet. |
| Antioxidants | Vitamins that are thought to inactivate "activated oxygen molecules," sometimes called free radicals. Free radicals may cause cell damage that leads to diseases of various kinds. Antioxidants may inactivate the free radicals before they do their damage. |
| Carbohydrate Loading | The extra consumption of complex carboyhdrates in the days prior to sustained performance. |
| Glycogen | A source of energy stored int he muscles and liver necessary for sustained physical activity. |
| Outcome Goals | Statements of intent to achieve a specific test score or a specific standard associated with good health or wellness-for example, "I will lower my body fat level by 3 percent." |
| Behavioral Goal | A statement of intent to perform a specific behavior (changing a lifestyle) for a specific period of tiem- for example, "I will reduce the calories in my diet by 200 a day for the next four weeks." |
| Empty Calories | Calories in foods considered to ahve little or no nutritional value. |
| Negative Self-Talk | Self-defeating discussions with yourself focusing on your failures rather than your successes. |
| Positive Self-Talk | Telling yourself positive, encouraging things that help you succeed in accomplishing your goals. |
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