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Calories Food Energy And Energy Balance

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1. The energy in alcohol is ____ kcals/g






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






3. Chicken McNuggets






4. Thermogenesis is about ____% of the sum BMR plus physical activity calories






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






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






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






8. Thermogenesis is about ____% of the sum BMR plus physical activity calories






9. Activity level affects the total ______ and accounts for second highest number of calories expended.






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






11. Where's the energy in foods?






12. We need energy to ______: digest your food






13. Double Stack






14. Double Quarter Pounder w/cheese






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






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






17. What is a bomb calorimeter?






18. Big Mac






19. Triple Whopper






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






21. Most foods are a _____.






22. Basal metabolsim: some tissue is more _______ active than others (fat versus muscle.)






23. Energy makes most ______ reaction happen.






24. Basal metabolism includes _________.






25. Activity level affects the total ______ and accounts for second highest number of calories expended.






26. We need energy for ______: throughout the life cycle.






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






28. Chicken Caesar Salad






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






30. What is dietary thermogenesis?






31. The energy in protein is ____ kcals/g






32. Double Quarter Pounder w/cheese






33. The energy in fat is ____ kcals/g






34. Double Stack






35. What is appetite?






36. Most foods contain a mixture of _____.






37. We ___ weight when caloric intake is less than the body's need for energy.






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






39. Large French Fries






40. The body is generally _____% efficient - so the numbers are very close to dietary calories.






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






42. What is a bomb calorimeter?






43. The energy in carbohydrates is ___ kcals/g






44. What is hunger?






45. The energy in carbohydrates is ___ kcals/g






46. We need energy for ______: throughout the life cycle.






47. The basic caloric need for Men =______






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






49. A calorie measures for ______________.






50. Calories = ________ - not nutrients.







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