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Calories Food Energy And Energy Balance

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. People have different ____ for hunger and satiety.






2. We ____ weight when caloric intake exceeds the body's need for energy.






3. The basic caloric need for Men =______






4. Basal metabolism is especially ___ during the growing years.






5. We need energy to maintain _______.






6. Chicken McNuggets






7. The greatest energy use is _____.






8. Calories are not _____ - they are a measure of energy content.






9. Most foods contain a mixture of _____.






10. Physical Activity ( ____- ____% of that needed for basal metabolism from sedentary (light) to heavy; average activity requires 50% x 'basal' calories)






11. People tend to ______ their activity level: only include the time you actually spend working out. (not talking to your friends between sets)






12. Sugar = _____






13. Most foods are a mixture and we call it a carb - protein - or fat food but really it is a mixture of thre almost all cases: ______________________






14. Out bodies would find ways of getting calories from stored _____ - followed by fats and body proteins.






15. A (metric) calorie is the amount of energy (heat) required to raise 1 kilogram of ____ 1 degree centigrade.






16. We need energy for ____: exercise - activity of daily living.






17. The body's energy nutrients sources are _______.






18. The energy in carbohydrates is ___ kcals/g






19. ______ provide over twice the calories per unit weiht than carbohydrates and protein do.






20. In the old days in times of famine we_______.






21. Dietary thermogenesis (____% of basal and physical activity calories)






22. In old days there was not need to regulate ______ because there was no overabundance of food.






23. The basic caloric need for Women = ______






24. We need energy to ______: digest your food






25. A (metric) calorie is the amount of energy (heat) required to raise 1 kilogram of ____ 1 degree centigrade.






26. Most foods contain a mixture of _____.






27. The energy in carbohydrates is ___ kcals/g






28. Body fats for individual energy around ____% of BMR.






29. We call mixture by a ____ or handle in order to make teaching about nutrition easier.






30. What is hunger?






31. Basal metabolism includes _________.






32. Calories are not _____ - they are a measure of energy content.






33. Body has several mechanisms designed to ____ caloric value and has fewer ways available to discourage caloric intake






34. Body fats for individual energy around ____% of BMR.






35. The reason why we need energy fits into three categories: _______________.






36. In the old days in times of a feast we ________.






37. Double Quarter Pounder w/cheese






38. A diet with no _____ would waste out body away.






39. Out bodies would find ways of getting calories from stored _____ - followed by fats and body proteins.






40. Most foods are a mixture and we call it a ______ food.






41. The energy in fat is ____ kcals/g






42. A calorie measures for ______________.






43. Large French Fries






44. Basal metabolism includes _________.






45. ______ provide over twice the calories per unit weiht than carbohydrates and protein do.






46. Calories are measured by buring food in a sealed container called a ______.






47. The brain - liver - kidneys - and muscle account for ____% of BMR






48. In old days there was not need to regulate ______ because there was no overabundance of food.






49. Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips






50. Ketchup Packet