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Nutrition Science: Energy Balance And Obesity
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Subject
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health-and-nutrition
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Some energy is lost as:
basal resting metabolism
muscle building - water retention
heat
20-27
2. Men are typically _______ % body fat
resting energy expenditure
1200
set point theory
15-20
3. 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
bod pod
gynecoid
2/3
amenorrhea
4. When absolute amounts of fat (number of grams) are considered - fat consumption in the US is:
2/3
slow - satiety
3
staying the same
5. The number of cases of a condition in a given population or the proportion of the population suffering from that condition
bod pod
prevalence
anabolic
20-27
6. Number of calories in one pound
aerboic exercise
long - short
resting energy expenditure
3500
7. Lighter people eat _______ or more meals per day
3
2/3
using
lean tissue
8. Percent of total energy expenditure done by basal metabolic rate
60-65
1000
basal metabolic rate
muscle building - water retention
9. The first point of unsaturation -and the location of the first double bond are indicated by the:
3
3
omega number
gynecoid
10. Women are typically ________ % body fat
lean body mass
20-27
physical activity
higher
11. Carbon has a valence of:
body impedance analysis
external
resting energy expenditure
4
12. Also known as apple shape - most of the fat is carried abdominally - associated with grater disease risk - usually men
hip to waist ratio
hungry - full
android
carbohydrate
13. 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 -20
1500 - 25
10
hyperplasia
14. Gold standard for body composition - done in a tank of water - very accurate but not convinient
lower
bod pod
underwater weighing
25-35
15. People with lower body weight have a ______ energy expenditure
skin fold callipers
lower
height-weight tables
calorie
16. Also known as pear shaped - fat is stored in the hips and buttocks - more common in women
2/3
gynecoid
basal resting metabolism
anerobically
17. You want weight loss to be ______ loss
calorie
fat
physical activity
positive balance
18. Loss of lean body mass is the ____ term effect of not eating - while a slower metabolism and gluconeogenesis are the _____ term effects
long - short
omega number
3
thrifty metabolism
19. 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?
skin fold callipers
3
set point theory
50-125
20. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue
internal
body impedance analysis
heat
60-65
21. ______ calories = one kilocalorie
using
muscle building - water retention
positive balance
1000
22. Group that is known for their thrifty metabolism
omega number
carbohydrate
total energy expenditure
Pima Indians
23. Meals should be eaten every ____ hours
amenorrhea
2-5
3500
catabolic
24. Carbon has a valence of:
zero energy balance
internal
4
gynecoid
25. Energy intake > energy output - gaining weight
3500
positive balance
catabolic
60-65
26. Tables originally designed by insurance companies - describe normal height to weight ratio
50-125
obesity
height-weight tables
20-27
27. Energy intake = energy output - not gaining or losing weight
hip to waist ratio
zero energy balance
relative risk
height-weight tables
28. Some energy is lost as:
heat
calories
calories
long - short
29. Fat that surrounds the organs and is located in the abdominal cavity
body composition
visceral fat
obesity
long - short
30. ______ calories = one kilocalorie
60-65
15-20
1000
visceral fat
31. Theory that one's body tends to gravitate to a particular weight
2-5
set point theory
ATP
build lean tissue - eat regular meals
32. The day's total energy expenditure through basal metabolism only
lower
resting energy expenditure
ATP
zero energy balance
33. The thermic effect of food account for about ____ % of food intake
carbohydrate
slow - satiety
10
body composition
34. Two things you can do to increase your basal metabloic rate
1500 - 25
Pima Indians
bod pod
build lean tissue - eat regular meals
35. A genetically determined - energy efficient metabolism - an adaptation useful for a storing fat in times of food shortage
thrifty metabolism
intramuscular fat
BMI
1000
36. 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
lean body mass
body impedance analysis
physical activity
1000
37. You can minimize muscle loss during weight loss by _____ your muscles
lower
lean body mass
using
prevalence
38. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism
ATP
inhibits
lower
strength exercise
39. Energy cost of eating - digesting - abosorbtion - transporting - storing - and metabolizing nutrients
underwater weighing
thermic effect of food
basal metabolic rate
lower
40. Type of exercise that is the continous - repetivitve use of large muscles - has a high energy expenditure rate
1000
aerboic exercise
anabolic
thermic effect of food
41. Fat can NEVER be used as a fuel _______
subcutaneous fat
alcohol - stress hormones
anerobically
higher
42. People with higher body weights have a ______ energy expenditure
obesity
higher
intramuscular fat
1200
43. Tissue growth through an increase in cell number
calories
resting energy expenditure
hyperplasia
1000
44. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size
hyperplasia
skin fold callipers
higher
hypertrophy
45. Your basal (or resting) metabolic rate is most reliably and directly related to:
hungry - full
2/3
skin fold callipers
lean body mass
46. Processes that BREAKS DOWN complex compounds for energy release or tissue breakdown - weight loss
negative balance
catabolic
gynecoid
long - short
47. High energy chemical compound used in the body ti transfer energy from nutrients to various life processes
staying the same
ATP
body composition
4
48. Resting energy expenditure makes up ______ of total energy expenditure
muscle building - water retention
thrifty metabolism
2/3
resting energy expenditure
49. High fat diets typically have more _____
15-20
25-35
calories
visceral fat
50. Your basal (or resting) metabolic rate is most reliably and directly related to:
lean body mass
25-35
hypertrophy
thrifty metabolism