This document contains a wellness assignment that asks students to answer questions about nutrition, health, and vocabulary terms. It includes questions about eating habits, calorie needs, osteoporosis, fiber, salt, water intake, malnutrition, and definitions for terms like calories, metabolism, carbohydrates, amino acids, and RDI. The assignment requires students to demonstrate their understanding of important nutritional concepts, the body's requirements, and vocabulary related to maintaining a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.

1. 5.0 Wellness Assignment # 14
Name: _____________________________ ___________-MOD Due: 08 May 2013
1. Eating on the run too often can affect your nutrition and weight. You may consume too many ______
and too few vegetables and fruits, leaving you ________ in certain nutrients.
2. Most people need no more than _______ total calories per day.
3. Osteoporosis is a condition caused by a(an) _______ deficiency in the bone mass.
4. Your body also needs ______to aid digestion and prevent cholesterol, fats, and toxic minerals from
entering your blood stream. It also helps control ________ by balancing blood sugar levels.
5. Many foods, especially prepackaged and restaurant, already have added salt. Do not add more. Too
much salt forces the body to retain unnecessary water and may contribute to ____ ___ ____.
6. Nutrition is the science of nourishing the body properly to reach ______ ______ of dynamic living.
7. What is the Main Killer of Americans
8. What are the two types of lipoproteins? Explain both of them.
9. What are the three important components that your body needs to be healthy?
10. What is the US RDI, the functions and the sources of Vitamin C?
11. What is the US RDI, the functions and the sources of Iron?

2. 5.0 Wellness Assignment # 14
12. Your body is ____-____%water. Most of your blood, brain, and muscles are made of water, along
with 20% of your _____.
13. How many glasses of water per day does the body need to maintain body functions?
14. What is the most common cause of malnutrition?
Vocabulary Words:
(Write the definition, and then use the word in a complete sentence.)
15. Calories is
16. Metabolism is
17. Simple Carbohydrates is
18. Complex Carbohydrates is
19. Amino Acids is
20. Referenced Daily Intake (RDI)?