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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. ______ calories = one kilocalorie






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






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






4. Meals should be eaten every ____ hours






5. Energy intake > energy output - gaining weight






6. Women are typically ________ % body fat






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. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue






9. Fiber rich food will ____ eating and increase _____






10. Tissue growth through an increase in cell number






11. Two things that can mask fat loss






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






13. _______ and ________ promote abdominal fat






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






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






16. Number of calories in one pound






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






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






19. Energy intake < energy output - losing weight






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






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






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






23. Functional unit of energy






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






25. Tissue growth through an increase in cell number






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






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






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






29. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size






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






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






32. Rate at which basal metabolism occurs






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






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






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






36. Fiber rich food will ____ eating and increase _____






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






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






39. Eat when hungry - stop when full






40. Fat can NEVER be used as a fuel _______






41. Some energy is lost as:






42. Carbon has a valence of:






43. Less lean mass will ______ your basal metabolic rate






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






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






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






47. Lighter people eat _______ or more meals per day






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






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






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