Mountain View Weight Training/ Coach Roberts
NUTRITION WORKSHEET
Vocabulary terms:
1. Nutrition
2. Calories
3. Diet
4. Balanced diet
5. Recommended Dietary Allowances
6. Nutrients
7. Cabohydrates
8. Fats
9. Proteins
10. Vitamins
11. Minerals
12. Water
13. Fiber
14. Obesity
Questions about Nutrition
15. Name 6 factors that can affect your diet:
16. Name the 6 nutrients, 1 food source for each nutrient, and one effect for each nutrient (pg 127):
17. Where do you look to find out what nutrients are in the foods you eat?
18. Why is fiber so important and what does it do?
19. What can too much cholesterol do to your body?
20. What can too much sodium do to your body? Where do you look to find sodium amounts in food?
21. Name 11 common forms (other names) of sugar
22. What does sugar turn into (in your body) if you don't use it? Think extra calories.
23. Name three results of obesity.
24. Name three diseases related to obesity
25. What do calories give you? (one word)
26. One pound of fat is equal to about ____________ calories you eat and do not burn up.
27. What two principles can a person follow to control his or her weight?
28. What happens when you eat more calories than you burn?
29. What is the fastest way to burn up calories?
30. About how long (minutes) must you run for to burn off one can of soda?
31. Name four things that exercise does besides help you burn calories?
32. How do you maintain your weight?