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






2. Number of calories in one pound






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






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






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






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






7. Energy intake > energy output - gaining weight






8. Two things that can mask fat loss






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






10. Basal metabloic processes occur in _______






11. 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?






12. Lighter people eat _______ or more meals per day






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






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






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






16. High energy chemical compound used in the body ti transfer energy from nutrients to various life processes






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






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






19. Percent of total energy expenditure done by physical acitivity






20. Group that is known for their thrifty metabolism






21. Percent of total energy expenditure done by physical acitivity






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






23. Two things that can mask fat loss






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






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






26. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue






27. You want weight loss to be ______ loss






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size






35. Women are typically ________ % body fat






36. Some energy is lost as:






37. An increased risk in heart disease - cancer - type 2 diabetes - stroke - hypertension - and arthritis are all associated with






38. 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






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






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






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






42. When absolute amounts of fat (number of grams) are considered - fat consumption in the US is:






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






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






45. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism






46. Energy intake < energy output - losing weight






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






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






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






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