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






2. The basic caloric need for Women = ______






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






4. People have different ____ for hunger and satiety.






5. Basal metabolism (____-_____%)






6. Basal metabolism (____-_____%)






7. Large French Fries






8. The energy in fat is ____ kcals/g






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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: ______________________






16. The basic caloric need for Men =______






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






18. The energy in alcohol is ____ kcals/g






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






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






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






22. What is appetite?






23. Oil = _____






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






25. Where's the energy in foods?






26. We need energy to ______: digest your food






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






28. Large Cola






29. Double Quarter Pounder w/cheese






30. Triple Whopper






31. Triple Whopper






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






33. We need energy to ______: digest your food






34. Steak = ______






35. Basal metabolism includes _________.






36. Large Cola






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






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






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






40. Sugar = _____






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






42. Ketchup Packet






43. Steak = ______






44. We need energy to maintain _______.






45. The basic caloric need for Men =______






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






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






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






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






50. The energy in protein is ____ kcals/g