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Calories Food Energy And Energy Balance

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1. The energy in carbohydrates is ___ kcals/g






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






3. Big Mac






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






5. Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips






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






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






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






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






10. One dietary '____' = one kilocalorie (kcal)






11. Measureing _____ in people is much more expensive.






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






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






14. We need energy for _____: pregnancy - lactation - infancy - childhood - to some extent adolescence






15. What is appetite?






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






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






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






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






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






21. Double Quarter Pounder w/cheese






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






23. Chicken Caesar Salad






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






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






26. The energy in carbohydrates is ___ kcals/g






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






28. Where's the energy in foods?






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






30. Chicken McNuggets






31. A calorie measures for ______________.






32. People have different ____ for hunger and satiety.






33. Calories = ________ - not nutrients.






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






35. Energy makes most ______ reaction happen.






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






37. Large Cola






38. The energy in alcohol is ____ kcals/g






39. What is dietary thermogenesis?






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






41. Chicken McNuggets






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






43. Oil = _____






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






45. A calorie measures for ______________.






46. Basal metabolism includes _________.






47. Sugar = _____






48. Where's the energy in foods?






49. The energy in protein is ____ kcals/g






50. We need energy to ______: digest your food