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Nutrition Science: Energy Balance And Obesity

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. People with higher body weights have a ______ energy expenditure






2. Alternative to measuring amount of fat layer under the skin - use these tools






3. Eat ____ energy dense diets - aka more food for less calories






4. Theory that one's body tends to gravitate to a particular weight






5. High fat diets typically have more _____






6. Total body mass is a measure of fat mass+lean mass






7. Energy intake = energy output - not gaining or losing weight






8. You want weight loss to be ______ loss






9. Men are typically _______ % body fat






10. Energy intake < energy output - losing weight






11. The first point of unsaturation -and the location of the first double bond are indicated by the:






12. Type of exercise that involves weight training - pilates - etc - isolated movements and a higher level of resistance - can increase BMR






13. Eat ____ energy dense diets - aka more food for less calories






14. People with lower body weight have a ______ energy expenditure






15. Two things you can do to increase your basal metabloic rate






16. Fat can NEVER be used as a fuel _______






17. Obesity is ____ % genetic - with _____ genes related to obesity.






18. Obesity is a chronic disease that depends on both ______ and _______






19. High energy chemical compound used in the body ti transfer energy from nutrients to various life processes






20. Two things you can do to increase your basal metabloic rate






21. Two things that can mask fat loss






22. A height weight relationship used to assess obesity - equal to weight in kilograms over height in meters square - does not discriminate between lean mass and fat tissue






23. ______ calories = one kilocalorie






24. The fat that is found right under the skin's surface






25. Process that CREATES more complex chemical compounds for energy storage or synthesis - weight gain






26. Also known as apple shape - most of the fat is carried abdominally - associated with grater disease risk - usually men






27. Group that is known for their thrifty metabolism






28. Percent of total energy expenditure done by physical acitivity






29. Group that is known for their thrifty metabolism






30. Type of exercise that is the continous - repetivitve use of large muscles - has a high energy expenditure rate






31. A very low calorie diet will have less than ______ kcals per day






32. Type of exercise that is the continous - repetivitve use of large muscles - has a high energy expenditure rate






33. Gold standard for body composition - done in a tank of water - very accurate but not convinient






34. Theory that one's body tends to gravitate to a particular weight






35. Processes that BREAKS DOWN complex compounds for energy release or tissue breakdown - weight loss






36. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size






37. Percent of total energy expenditure done by basal metabolic rate






38. Number of calories in one pound






39. _______ and ________ promote abdominal fat






40. Resting energy expenditure makes up ______ of total energy expenditure






41. Gold standard for body composition - done in a tank of water - very accurate but not convinient






42. People with lower body weight have a ______ energy expenditure






43. A genetically determined - energy efficient metabolism - an adaptation useful for a storing fat in times of food shortage






44. The number of cases of a condition in a given population or the proportion of the population suffering from that condition






45. Tissue growth through an increase in cell number






46. Measure used to define android obesity - a ratio greater than 1:1:1






47. You can minimize muscle loss during weight loss by _____ your muscles






48. Also known as pear shaped - fat is stored in the hips and buttocks - more common in women






49. Percent of total energy expenditure done by basal metabolic rate






50. Food availity - boredom - etc. are ______ cues