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Nutrition Science: Energy Balance And Obesity

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1. The thermic effect of food account for about ____ % of food intake






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






3. Less lean mass will ______ your basal metabolic rate






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






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






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






7. Men are typically _______ % body fat






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






9. Coffin like device that is part of new technology that can calculate body mass by measuring air displacement






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






11. The increase in risk seen in a high risk group over that seen on the lowest risk group






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






13. The sum of energy expenditure through REE - physical activity - and the thermal activity of food






14. ______ calories = one kilocalorie






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






16. Women are typically ________ % body fat






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






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






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






20. Loss of lean body mass is the ____ term effect of not eating - while a slower metabolism and gluconeogenesis are the _____ term effects






21. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism






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






23. Fat can NEVER be used as a fuel _______






24. Fat found interspresed within the muscle fibers






25. Energy intake > energy output - gaining weight






26. The day's total energy expenditure through basal metabolism only






27. An increased risk in heart disease - cancer - type 2 diabetes - stroke - hypertension - and arthritis are all associated with






28. Group that is known for their thrifty metabolism






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






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






31. Rate at which basal metabolism occurs






32. Tissue growth through an increase in cell number






33. Coffin like device that is part of new technology that can calculate body mass by measuring air displacement






34. Small electrodes are placed on the body and the body's resistance to the flow of an electrical charge is measured - well conducting means more lean mass because there is more water






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






36. The day's total energy expenditure through basal metabolism only






37. _______ and ________ promote abdominal fat






38. Involuntary actions only - such as breathing - heart rate - chemical reations - cellular processes






39. Lighter people eat _______ or more meals per day






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






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






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






43. ______ calories = one kilocalorie






44. Fiber rich food will ____ eating and increase _____






45. 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






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






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






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






49. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size






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