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Nutrition Science: Energy Balance And Obesity

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






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






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






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






5. Number of calories in one pound






6. The combination of low bone density - amenorrhea - and eating disorder that is seen in female athletes with very little body fat






7. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism






8. Lighter people eat _______ or more meals per day






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Number of calories in one pound






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






17. You want weight loss to be ______ loss






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






19. Fiber rich food will ____ eating and increase _____






20. Energy intake > energy output - gaining weight






21. Functional unit of energy






22. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue






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






24. Lighter people eat _______ or more meals per day






25. Meals should be eaten every ____ hours






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Carbon has a valence of:






36. Meals should be eaten every ____ hours






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






38. Fat found interspresed within the muscle fibers






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






40. Tissue growth through an increase in cell number






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






42. Men are typically _______ % body fat






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






44. _______ and ________ promote abdominal fat






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






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






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






48. Percent of total energy expenditure done by physical acitivity






49. Less lean mass will ______ your basal metabolic rate






50. Energy intake < energy output - losing weight