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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 energy in carbohydrates is ___ kcals/g






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






3. The energy in protein is ____ kcals/g






4. Total caloric need =______________________.






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






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






7. Ketchup Packet






8. The basic caloric need for Women = ______






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






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






11. Steak = ______






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






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






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






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






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






17. The greatest energy use is _____.






18. Sugar = _____






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






20. Chicken Caesar Salad






21. The basic caloric need for Women = ______






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






23. Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips






24. Most foods contain a mixture of _____.






25. Basal metabolism includes _________.






26. What is hunger?






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






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






29. Oil = _____






30. Energy makes most ______ reaction happen.






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






32. Basal metabolism (____-_____%)






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






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






35. Ketchup Packet






36. Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips






37. Where's the energy in foods?






38. What is appetite?






39. The energy in protein is ____ kcals/g






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






41. The basic caloric need for Men =______






42. 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: ______________________






43. Triple Whopper






44. The energy in fat is ____ kcals/g






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






46. We need energy to maintain _______.






47. Chicken McNuggets






48. What is a bomb calorimeter?






49. Total caloric need =______________________.






50. Large French Fries