What Do You Know About Fitness And Nutrition? Trivia Questions Quiz
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What do you know about fitness and nutrition? Having the correct nutrients in our bodies, promote good health and, in a way, help us become fit too. One cannot go to the gym and fail to eat a balanced diet and expect to be healthy. Take this test and review the interrelation between food and staying fit. All the best!
- 1.The American Heart Association recommends limiting your saturated fat consumption to less than ___ percent of your daily calories.
- A.
7%
- B.
10%
- C.
15%
- D.
20%
- 2.Which three food items typically contain high amounts of saturated fats?
- A.
Nuts, seeds, vegetable oils
- B.
Avocadoes, olive oil, canola oil
- C.
Bacon, cheeseburger, whole milk
- D.
Salmon, trout, herring
- 3.Muscle weighs more than fat.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.To lose one pound of fat, a person has to burn roughly _____ calories.
- A.
5,000
- B.
5,300
- C.
3,000
- D.
3,500
- 5.
- A.
Drink when you feel thirsty.
- B.
8 ounces every 15-20 minutes
- C.
It depends on how much you sweat
- D.
16 ounces every 15-20 minutes
- 6.Inactive people who do not strength train will lose ___ pound(s) of muscle per year, starting after age 20.
- A.
1/4
- B.
1/2
- C.
3/4
- D.
1
- 7.
- A.
The rate at which you burn calories
- B.
The rate at which you eat or drink calories
- C.
Half of the rate at which you burn calories
- D.
None of the above
- 8.In general, the more muscle and less fat you have, the higher your metabolic rate.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Which of the following can boost your metabolic rate?
- A.
A high-fat diet
- B.
A high-carbohydrate diet
- C.
A high-protein diet
- D.
None of the above
- 10.What is your "metabolism"?
- A.
The rate at which you burn calories
- B.
The rate at which you eat or drink calories
- C.
The processes your body uses to convert or use energy
- D.
None of the above
- 11.Muscle is about ___ times more efficient at burning calories than fat, even when at rest.
- A.
3
- B.
5
- C.
7
- D.
10
- 12.Approximately ___ of American adults are sedentary.
- A.
25%
- B.
50%
- C.
75%
- D.
None of the above
- 13.Which of the following is a whole grain?
- A.
Popcorn
- B.
Couscous
- C.
Multigrain bread
- D.
Corn tortilla
- 14.Which of the following is NOT true about water?
- A.
Drinking water boosts metabolism
- B.
75% of human brain tissue is water
- C.
A good rule of thumb is to drink 10-12 glasses of water a day
- D.
Water reduces kidney stones
- 15.Which of these foods has the most calories?
- A.
One medium-size baked potato with a teaspoon of butter
- B.
A four ounce roasted chicken breast (skinless)
- C.
Two ounces of candy corn (approximately 32 pieces)
- D.
A 16oz fountain cola
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