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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 basic caloric need for Men =______






2. A diet with no _____ would waste out body away.






3. We need energy to ______: digest your food






4. Oil = _____






5. The basic caloric need for Women = ______






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






7. Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips






8. Large French Fries






9. Large French Fries






10. The greatest energy use is _____.






11. Energy makes most ______ reaction happen.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Most foods are a _____.






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






21. Chicken Caesar Salad






22. A calorie measures for ______________.






23. Large Cola






24. Most foods contain a mixture of _____.






25. Total caloric need =______________________.






26. Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips






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






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






29. The energy in fat is ____ kcals/g






30. We need energy to ______: digest your food






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






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






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






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






35. Chicken McNuggets






36. The energy in carbohydrates is ___ kcals/g






37. What is appetite?






38. Total caloric need =______________________.






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






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






41. Double Stack






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






43. Triple Whopper






44. Double Quarter Pounder w/cheese






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






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






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






48. What is hunger?






49. Basal metabolism (____-_____%)






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