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Nutrition Science: Energy Balance And Obesity

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






2. Carbon has a valence of:






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






4. Tissue growth through an increase in cell number






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






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






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






8. ______ calories = one kilocalorie






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






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






11. _______ and ________ promote abdominal fat






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






13. Men are typically _______ % body fat






14. Also known as apple shape - most of the fat is carried abdominally - associated with grater disease risk - usually men






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






16. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size






17. Fiber rich food will ____ eating and increase _____






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






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






20. Women are typically ________ % body fat






21. Resting energy expenditure makes up ______ of total energy expenditure






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






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






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






25. Energy intake > energy output - gaining weight






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






28. ______ calories = one kilocalorie






29. 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






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






31. Fat can NEVER be used as a fuel _______






32. Functional unit of energy






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






34. Tissue growth through an increase in cell number






35. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism






36. Also known as apple shape - most of the fat is carried abdominally - associated with grater disease risk - usually men






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






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






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






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






41. Fat found interspresed within the muscle fibers






42. Carbon has a valence of:






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






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






45. Number of calories in one pound






46. Resting energy expenditure makes up ______ of total energy expenditure






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






48. You want weight loss to be ______ loss






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






50. Men are typically _______ % body fat