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Calories Food Energy And Energy Balance

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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: ______________________






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






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






4. Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips






5. Double Stack






6. The basic caloric need for Women = ______






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






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






9. Chicken McNuggets






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






11. Large French Fries






12. We need energy to ______: digest your food






13. We need energy to ______: digest your food






14. Triple Whopper






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






16. Calories = ________ - not nutrients.






17. The energy in alcohol is ____ kcals/g






18. Most foods are a _____.






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






20. The energy in alcohol is ____ kcals/g






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






22. Calories = ________ - not nutrients.






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






24. Most foods contain a mixture of _____.






25. Steak = ______






26. Oil = _____






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






28. Large French Fries






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






30. Large Cola






31. Double Quarter Pounder w/cheese






32. The energy in protein is ____ kcals/g






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






34. Basal metabolism (____-_____%)






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






36. Most foods are a _____.






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






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






39. The energy in protein is ____ kcals/g






40. 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: ______________________






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






42. Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips






43. Double Quarter Pounder w/cheese






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






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






46. What is dietary thermogenesis?






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






48. Total caloric need =______________________.






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






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