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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 alcohol is ____ kcals/g






2. We need energy to ______: digest your food






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






4. Basal metabolism includes _________.






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






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






7. Total caloric need =______________________.






8. The energy in fat is ____ kcals/g






9. What is hunger?






10. Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips






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






12. Triple Whopper






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






14. The energy in protein is ____ kcals/g






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






16. The basic caloric need for Men =______






17. 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: ______________________






18. Calories = ________ - not nutrients.






19. Eating leads to ____ (feeling of enough food has been eaten - but not stuffed)






20. What is a bomb calorimeter?






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






22. Measureing _____ in people is much more expensive.






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






24. Oil = _____






25. Chicken Caesar Salad






26. Eating leads to ____ (feeling of enough food has been eaten - but not stuffed)






27. The energy in fat is ____ kcals/g






28. People have different ____ for hunger and satiety.






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






30. Double Quarter Pounder w/cheese






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






32. Big Mac






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






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






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






36. The energy in carbohydrates is ___ kcals/g






37. The basic caloric need for Men =______






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






39. Double Stack






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






41. What is hunger?






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






43. Chicken McNuggets






44. Ketchup Packet






45. Steak = ______






46. Large Cola






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






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






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






50. Total caloric need =______________________.