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________________ vitamins and Vitamin __ are water soluble and are excreted in the urine.

How often must these be consumed?
B-complex vitamins
Vitamin C

Consumed Daily
What is the sunshine vitamin?
Vitamin D
What do the bars stand for?

What is the significance of the stairs on the side?
What do the bars stand for?

What is the significance of the stairs on the side?
Orange - Grain
Green - Vegetables
Red - Fruit
Yellow - Oils
Blue - Dairy
Purple - Protein

The stairs represent exercise
What are the DRI's for Carbs, Fats, and Protein?

No more than ___% saturated fat.
Carbs - 45-65%
Protein - 10-35%
Fats - 20-35%

10%
What are the calories per gram for carbs, fat, and protein?
Carbs - 4 grams
Fat - 9 grams
Protein - 4 grams
What is the difference between simple and complex carbohydrates?
Simple
- Glucose and Fructose
- Individual glucose, sucrose, of fructose molecules
- Increase your blood sugar
- Promote fat deposition
- Exception of Fruit, they are empty calories

Complex
- Pasta, Rice, Breads, Potatoes
- Contribute vitamins, minerals, and fiber
- Chains of glucose molecules
What is the difference between complete and incomplete proteins?
Complete
- Animal
- All essential amino acids and non essential amino acids
- meats and dairy

Incomplete
- Vegetable
- Does not contain all essential amino acids
- beans, nuts, legumes, grains
What is the difference between essential and non-essential amino acids?
Non-essential amino acids can be made by the body

Essential amino acids must be obtained from diet
What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fat?
Saturated
- Animal sources
- Solid at room temperature

Unsaturated
- Vegetable Sources
- Liquid at room temperature
What are the 6 classes of nutrients?
- Carbs
- Fats
- Proteins
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Water
What is the difference between vitamins and minerals?
Vitamins are naturally occurring organic nutrients.

Minerals are inorganic compounds and are smaller particles that come mostly from natural geological processes.
What is the most important nutrient in our diet?
Water
What is iron deficiency?
When a person doesn't have enough iron in their body.
What is a chipper?
A social smoker
What is the difference between mainstream and sidestream smoke?
Mainstream
- Smoke that is inhaled then exhaled.

Sidestream
- Unfiltered smoke from burning tip of cigarette
- Contains nicotine and 20-100x more carcinogens as mainstream smoke
What is the addictive component in tobacco?
Nicotine
Why do people, women, and young people start smoking?
Women
- To control their weight

Young people
- Peer Influence
- Social accpetance
- Desire to be "mature and independent"
- Desire to be like their role models
- Appealing advertising
What is the #1 cause of preventable mortality?
Tobacco
__________________ smoke poses a significant health risk.
Second-hand
What three public policies have been done to reduce smoking?
Increased Taxes
Public Relations Campaigns
Indoor Smoking bans
What are 7 techniques used to quit smoking?
- Cold turkey
- Tapering down in number
- Using low nicotine cigarette/gum
- Counseling/hypnosis
- Develop effective stress-management techniques
- Remove reminders and temptations
- Use substitutes and distractions (candy)
What is the recommended number of daily alcoholic drinks for men and women?
Men - 2 drinks
Women - 1 drink
What are some health benefits of alcohol consumption?
- CHD
- Type II Diabetes
- Certain Types of Stroke
Is alcohol addictive?
Yes
What are some signs of alcohol withdrawal?
- Anxiety
- Increased HR
- Sweating
- Hand tremors
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Can lead to hallucinations and grand mal seizures
_____% of students believe that the average student drinks alcohol weekly
.

_____% of students indicated they would prefer NOT to have alcohol at parties.
95%
30%
How is binge drinking defined?
Having 5 drinks in a row atleast once every 2 weeks.
Alcohol consumption contributes to _____% of motor vehicle accidents.
50%
Alcohol is classified as a ________________.
Depressant
Define the term drug.
Any substance (other than food) that alters structure or function in living organisms.
What are the 5 major groups of Illicit & Prescription Drugs?
- Depressants
- Opiate Narcotics
- Stimulants
- Hallucinogens
- Designer drugs
What is the biggest costs to society for drug use?
Criminal Justice
What is nicotine?
A drug, the tobacco plant is not!
What is the synergistic effect?
The mixing of drugs in the same or similar categories can produce a heightened physiological effect known as synergism, or the synergistic effect.
What are three examples of depressants?
- Alcohol
- Tranquilizers
- Barbiturates
What are five examples of stimulants?
- Nicotine
- Caffeine
- Cocaine
- Amphetamines (speed)
- Crystal Methamphetamine (ICE)
What are four examples of hallucinogens?
LSD
PCP (angel dust)
Marijuana
Inhalants
What is a drug-induced condition in which a person requires frequent administration of a drug in order to avoid withdrawal: also referred to as physical dependence?
Addiction
What are the three stages of addiciton?
- Exposure
- Compulsion
- Loss of control
What is it called when an increased dose of a drug is needed to maintain a certain effect?
Tolerance
What is is called when a person has a strong desire to return to the drug-induced state. The person thinks that they need the drug to attain a certain state of well-being.
Psychological dependency
What is it called when a persons body needs the drug to maintain homeostasis? These are the hardest to quit.
Physical Dependency
What is quackery?
“anything involving overpromotion in the field of health”
It is usually false, unproven, and dangerous.
What is fraud?
- Intentional perversion 
of truth for gain
- Usually deceptive advertising, promotion, or distribution of products/services for monetary gain
What are the six steps to being an informed consumer?
- Read ads carefully (READ the small print)
- Do not send cash; use a check, money order, or credit card so you have a receipt
- Do not order from a company with only a P.O. box
- Do not let high-pressure sales tactics make you rush into a decision (You only have 3 seconds to order)
- Check out the company through your Better Business Bureau (BBB)
- Look for several supporting credible research studies before making a decision
What are some fitness equipment examples that use passive exercise?
- Vibrating belts
- Magnets
- Electrical Muscle Simulators
Who regulates dietary supplements?
The consumer
What are three examples of dietary supplements?
- Muscle gain supplements
- Fat loss supplements
- Anti-fatigue supplements
Where would you find good sources of information regarding fitness products?
Good websites like .gov .edu. org.
ACE and other sites like that
What is the difference between REM and Non REM sleep?
Non REM - 4 stages
- Stage 1: light sleep
- Stage 2: slowed brain activity and no movement
- Stage 3 and 4: Blood pressure drops , Heart rate slows, Respiration slows
- Stage 4: Deep sleep

REM
- Begins 70 to 90 minutes after you have fallen asleep
- Breathing and heart rate increase
- Brain wave activity becomes more like that of a waking state
- Noticeable eye movements (last 1 to 10min)
- Dreaming
Usually experience 1st dream of the night
Does sleeping in on weekends help you “catch” up on lost sleep?
NO
What is the Circadian Rhythm?
- Internal daily cycle of waking and sleeping
- Tells us when to wake up and go to sleep
What is Narcolepsy? Is it a Dyssomnia or a Parasomnia?
- Frequent, irresistible “sleep attacks”
- Unintentional falls asleep in inappropriate situations
- Dyssomnia
What is Sleep Walking Disorder? Is it a Dyssomnia or a Parasomnia?
- Rise out of an apparently deep sleep and act as if they are awake
- Typically last less than 10 min
- Parasomnia
What is Sexsomnia? Is it a Dyssomnia or a Parasomnia?
- Involves masturbating, fondling another person, or actual intercourse with a non-consenting person while asleep
- No memory of the event
- Remote side effect of the drug Ambien
- Parasomnia
What is Sleep Apena? Is it a Dyssomnia or a Parasomnia?
- Periods of non breathing during sleep
- 40% of the population have some form of sleep apnea
- Men are more at risk
- Dyssomnia
What are the effects of not getting enough sleep?
- Sleep Deprivation
- Heightened irritability
- Lowered anger threshold
- Frustration and Nervousness
- Difficulty handling stress
- Reduced motivation
- Lack of interest socializing
- Decrease in performance of daily activities (learning in class)
Decrease in reaction time, coordination, and judgment