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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 contain a mixture of _____.






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






3. Measureing _____ in people is much more expensive.






4. The energy in carbohydrates is ___ kcals/g






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






6. The energy in alcohol is ____ kcals/g






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






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






9. Oil = _____






10. Basal metabolism (____-_____%)






11. We need energy to ______: digest your food






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






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






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






15. The greatest energy use is _____.






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






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






18. Measureing _____ in people is much more expensive.






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






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






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






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






23. Large French Fries






24. Big Mac






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






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






27. 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: ______________________






28. 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: ______________________






29. Where's the energy in foods?






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






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






32. Large Cola






33. Chicken McNuggets






34. The energy in fat is ____ kcals/g






35. What is dietary thermogenesis?






36. The basic caloric need for Women = ______






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






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






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






40. The greatest energy use is _____.






41. What is a bomb calorimeter?






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






43. The energy in protein is ____ kcals/g






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






45. Double Stack






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






47. What is appetite?






48. Total caloric need =______________________.






49. The energy in protein is ____ kcals/g






50. Total caloric need =______________________.