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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. Energy intake > energy output - gaining weight






2. Group that is known for their thrifty metabolism






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






4. A cessation of normal menstuation caused by inadequate estrogen levels resulting from excessively low body fat - causes bone mineral loss and leads to weakened bones






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






6. You want weight loss to be ______ loss






7. High endurance sports like rowing - running - and nordic skiing can use up to ______ kcal and hour - whereas sitting uses about ______ k/cal an hour






8. Voluntary muscle action - walking - running - sitting - talking - etc.






9. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size






10. Women are typically ________ % body fat






11. Of people trying to lose weight - over the course of a year only _____ % are succesful






12. Your basal (or resting) metabolic rate is most reliably and directly related to:






13. High fat diets typically have more _____






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






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






16. When absolute amounts of fat (number of grams) are considered - fat consumption in the US is:






17. Carbon has a valence of:






18. Men are typically _______ % body fat






19. _______ and ________ promote abdominal fat






20. Women are typically ________ % body fat






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






22. Rate at which basal metabolism occurs






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






24. Basal metabloic processes occur in _______






25. Eat when hungry - stop when full






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






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






28. Tables originally designed by insurance companies - describe normal height to weight ratio






29. Two things that can mask fat loss






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






31. Basal metabloic processes occur in _______






32. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue






33. Percent of total energy expenditure done by physical acitivity






34. Fat found interspresed within the muscle fibers






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






36. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism






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






38. When trying to lose weight you should eat regular ______ containing meals






39. Functional unit of energy






40. When absolute amounts of fat (number of grams) are considered - fat consumption in the US is:






41. People with higher body weights have a ______ energy expenditure






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






43. Some energy is lost as:






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






45. Eat when hungry - stop when full






46. ______ calories = one kilocalorie






47. Two things that can mask fat loss






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






49. Number of calories in one pound






50. Meals should be eaten every ____ hours