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Nutrition Science: Energy Balance And Obesity

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






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






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






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






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






6. Meals should be eaten every ____ hours






7. Group that is known for their thrifty metabolism






8. Some energy is lost as:






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






10. Two things that can mask fat loss






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






12. ______ calories = one kilocalorie






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






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






15. Men are typically _______ % body fat






16. Fat that surrounds the organs and is located in the abdominal cavity






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size






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






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






26. An athlete in elite-level training for an endurance sport will probably expend an amount of energy equivalent to what percent of their basal metabolic rate in physical activity?






27. Percent of total energy expenditure done by physical acitivity






28. Lighter people eat _______ or more meals per day






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






30. ______ calories = one kilocalorie






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






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






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






34. Rate at which basal metabolism occurs






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






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






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






38. Energy cost of eating - digesting - abosorbtion - transporting - storing - and metabolizing nutrients






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






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






41. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue






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






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






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






45. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism






46. You want weight loss to be ______ loss






47. Tissue growth through an increase in cell number






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






49. Fat that surrounds the organs and is located in the abdominal cavity






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