HOSA Healthy Lifestyle Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Dietary Guidelines for Americans - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Provides
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evidence-based nutrition information and advice for people ages two or
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older to help Americans make healthy choices about food and
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beverages
Serve as the basis for federal food and nutrition education programs,
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like 'MyPlate My Wins' to help you find resolutions that will help you
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meet healthy eating goals
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Produced by U.S Department of Agriculture and HHS (U.S Department
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of Healthy and Human Services) every 5 years
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2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Focuses on making small shifts in your daily eating habits to improve
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healthy over the long run; analyzes the importance of "eating patterns"
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Healthy Eating Patterns - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Refers to the
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combination of all foods and beverages a person consumes regularly
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over time; can be adapted to an individual's budget, taste preferences,
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traditions, and cultures, and when paired with regular physical activity,
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can help people reach and maintain good health while reducing risks of
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chronic disease |
,Recommendations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Unchanged from previous | | | | | |
editions, and encourage Americans to consume healthy foods like
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vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fat-free and low-fat dairy products, lean
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meats, seafood, protein goods, and oils; also suggest limiting sodium,
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saturated and trans fats, and added sugars
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Five Overarching Guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Follow a healthy
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eating pattern across the lifespan
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2. Focus on variety, nutrient-dense foods, and amount
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3. Limit calories from added sugars and saturated fats, and reduce
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sodium intake |
4. Shift to healthier food and beverage choices
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5. Support healthy eating patterns for all
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How many Americans are overweight or obese? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-2/3, often as a result of unhealthy diets and a sedentary | | | | | | | | | | |
lifestyle
Limit consumption of salt - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ages 14 and over
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should limit to less than 2,300 mg per day and ages 14 and younger
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should consume even less; use Nutrition Facts label to check for sodium
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in processed foods such as pizza, pasta, sauces, and soups
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, Limit consumption of saturated and trans fats - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Less than 10% of daily calories, and should be replaced with
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unsaturated fats such as canola or olive oil; foods high in saturated fats
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include butter, whole milk, meats than are not labeled as lean, and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
tropical oils such as coconut and palm oil
| | | | | | |
Limit consumption of added sugars - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Less than
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10% of daily calories; does not include naturally occurring sugars such as
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those consumed as part of milk and fruits, but sugars and syrups that
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are added when foods and beverages are processed or prepared
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Healthy choices at home - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Small changes, such
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as adding more veggies, planning meals and cooking at home, and
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incorporating physical activity into time with friends and family | | | | | | | |
Healthy choices at school - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Improve selection of
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healthy food choices, provide nutrition education programs and school
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gardens, increase school-based physical activity, and encourage
| | | | | | |
guardians to promote healthy changes at home | | | | | |
Healthy choices at workplaces - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Encourage
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walking or activity breaks, offer healthy food options, and provide
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health and wellness programs and nutrition counseling
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With Correct Answers
Dietary Guidelines for Americans - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Provides
| | | | | | |
evidence-based nutrition information and advice for people ages two or
| | | | | | | | |
older to help Americans make healthy choices about food and
| | | | | | | | | | |
beverages
Serve as the basis for federal food and nutrition education programs,
| | | | | | | | | | |
like 'MyPlate My Wins' to help you find resolutions that will help you
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
meet healthy eating goals
| | |
Produced by U.S Department of Agriculture and HHS (U.S Department
| | | | | | | | | |
of Healthy and Human Services) every 5 years
| | | | | | |
2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | |
Focuses on making small shifts in your daily eating habits to improve
| | | | | | | | | | | |
healthy over the long run; analyzes the importance of "eating patterns"
| | | | | | | | | |
Healthy Eating Patterns - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Refers to the
| | | | | | | |
combination of all foods and beverages a person consumes regularly
| | | | | | | | | |
over time; can be adapted to an individual's budget, taste preferences,
| | | | | | | | | | |
traditions, and cultures, and when paired with regular physical activity,
| | | | | | | | | |
can help people reach and maintain good health while reducing risks of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
chronic disease |
,Recommendations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Unchanged from previous | | | | | |
editions, and encourage Americans to consume healthy foods like
| | | | | | | | |
vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fat-free and low-fat dairy products, lean
| | | | | | | | |
meats, seafood, protein goods, and oils; also suggest limiting sodium,
| | | | | | | | | | |
saturated and trans fats, and added sugars
| | | | | |
Five Overarching Guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Follow a healthy
| | | | | | | |
eating pattern across the lifespan
| | | | |
2. Focus on variety, nutrient-dense foods, and amount
| | | | | | |
3. Limit calories from added sugars and saturated fats, and reduce
| | | | | | | | | | |
sodium intake |
4. Shift to healthier food and beverage choices
| | | | | | |
5. Support healthy eating patterns for all
| | | | | |
How many Americans are overweight or obese? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-2/3, often as a result of unhealthy diets and a sedentary | | | | | | | | | | |
lifestyle
Limit consumption of salt - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ages 14 and over
| | | | | | | | | |
should limit to less than 2,300 mg per day and ages 14 and younger
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
should consume even less; use Nutrition Facts label to check for sodium
| | | | | | | | | | | |
in processed foods such as pizza, pasta, sauces, and soups
| | | | | | | | |
, Limit consumption of saturated and trans fats - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
Less than 10% of daily calories, and should be replaced with
| | | | | | | | | | |
unsaturated fats such as canola or olive oil; foods high in saturated fats
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
include butter, whole milk, meats than are not labeled as lean, and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
tropical oils such as coconut and palm oil
| | | | | | |
Limit consumption of added sugars - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Less than
| | | | | | | | |
10% of daily calories; does not include naturally occurring sugars such as
| | | | | | | | | | |
those consumed as part of milk and fruits, but sugars and syrups that
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
are added when foods and beverages are processed or prepared
| | | | | | | | |
Healthy choices at home - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Small changes, such
| | | | | | | | |
as adding more veggies, planning meals and cooking at home, and
| | | | | | | | | | |
incorporating physical activity into time with friends and family | | | | | | | |
Healthy choices at school - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Improve selection of
| | | | | | | | |
healthy food choices, provide nutrition education programs and school
| | | | | | | | |
gardens, increase school-based physical activity, and encourage
| | | | | | |
guardians to promote healthy changes at home | | | | | |
Healthy choices at workplaces - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Encourage
| | | | | | |
walking or activity breaks, offer healthy food options, and provide
| | | | | | | | | |
health and wellness programs and nutrition counseling
| | | | | |
