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Nutrition Science: Energy Balance And Obesity
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health-and-nutrition
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1. High fat diets typically have more _____
calories
negative balance
10
hungry - full
2. Lighter people eat _______ or more meals per day
basal resting metabolism
3
underwater weighing
4
3. The increase in risk seen in a high risk group over that seen on the lowest risk group
subcutaneous fat
relative risk
60-65
physical activity
4. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size
set point theory
hypertrophy
physical activity
lean body mass
5. Total body mass is a measure of fat mass+lean mass
anerobically
obesity
body composition
hyperplasia
6. Group that is known for their thrifty metabolism
2/3
underwater weighing
Pima Indians
set point theory
7. Women are typically ________ % body fat
3
catabolic
intramuscular fat
20-27
8. ______ calories = one kilocalorie
anabolic
1000
ATP
skin fold callipers
9. Gold standard for body composition - done in a tank of water - very accurate but not convinient
50-125
underwater weighing
height-weight tables
resting energy expenditure
10. When absolute amounts of fat (number of grams) are considered - fat consumption in the US is:
15-20
staying the same
anerobically
carbohydrate
11. Type of exercise that involves weight training - pilates - etc - isolated movements and a higher level of resistance - can increase BMR
lower
50-125
slow - satiety
strength exercise
12. Energy intake = energy output - not gaining or losing weight
gynecoid
physical activity
3
zero energy balance
13. A genetically determined - energy efficient metabolism - an adaptation useful for a storing fat in times of food shortage
2-5
4
thrifty metabolism
intramuscular fat
14. 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?
female athlete triad
50-125
40 -20
external
15. 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
carbohydrate
omega number
BMI
basal resting metabolism
16. Tables originally designed by insurance companies - describe normal height to weight ratio
body composition
android
height-weight tables
alcohol - stress hormones
17. _______ and ________ promote abdominal fat
BMI
alcohol - stress hormones
3
anerobically
18. Eat when hungry - stop when full
build lean tissue - eat regular meals
amenorrhea
hungry - full
4
19. 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
BMI
20-27
muscle building - water retention
build lean tissue - eat regular meals
20. The sum of energy expenditure through REE - physical activity - and the thermal activity of food
prevalence
total energy expenditure
calories
intramuscular fat
21. People with higher body weights have a ______ energy expenditure
total energy expenditure
higher
using
alcohol - stress hormones
22. You can minimize muscle loss during weight loss by _____ your muscles
2-5
muscle building - water retention
using
ATP
23. Rate at which basal metabolism occurs
slow - satiety
body impedance analysis
basal metabolic rate
catabolic
24. Two things you can do to increase your basal metabloic rate
BMI
muscle building - water retention
android
build lean tissue - eat regular meals
25. The fat that is found right under the skin's surface
subcutaneous fat
height-weight tables
carbohydrate
25-35
26. Type of exercise that involves weight training - pilates - etc - isolated movements and a higher level of resistance - can increase BMR
physical activity
subcutaneous fat
20-27
strength exercise
27. High fat diets typically have more _____
4
calories
basal metabolic rate
female athlete triad
28. Energy cost of eating - digesting - abosorbtion - transporting - storing - and metabolizing nutrients
set point theory
physical activity
thermic effect of food
10
29. Some energy is lost as:
heat
40 -20
genes - environment
thermic effect of food
30. Food availity - boredom - etc. are ______ cues
visceral fat
intramuscular fat
external
1500 - 25
31. Meals should be eaten every ____ hours
zero energy balance
underwater weighing
aerboic exercise
2-5
32. A very low calorie diet will have less than ______ kcals per day
1200
female athlete triad
lower
4
33. Measure used to define android obesity - a ratio greater than 1:1:1
basal metabolic rate
2-5
thermic effect of food
hip to waist ratio
34. Number of calories in one pound
3500
3
15-20
total energy expenditure
35. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism
total energy expenditure
inhibits
obesity
subcutaneous fat
36. Obesity is a chronic disease that depends on both ______ and _______
lower
4
60-65
genes - environment
37. Energy intake < energy output - losing weight
BMI
3
25-35
negative balance
38. Voluntary muscle action - walking - running - sitting - talking - etc.
anabolic
physical activity
calorie
3
39. The number of cases of a condition in a given population or the proportion of the population suffering from that condition
strength exercise
prevalence
lean body mass
staying the same
40. When trying to lose weight you should eat regular ______ containing meals
hip to waist ratio
lower
40 -20
carbohydrate
41. Percent of total energy expenditure done by basal metabolic rate
amenorrhea
lower
BMI
60-65
42. People with lower body weight have a ______ energy expenditure
lower
10
50-125
obesity
43. 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
anabolic
10
body impedance analysis
15-20
44. Fiber rich food will ____ eating and increase _____
using
slow - satiety
alcohol - stress hormones
aerboic exercise
45. Involuntary actions only - such as breathing - heart rate - chemical reations - cellular processes
hip to waist ratio
40 -20
basal resting metabolism
body composition
46. High endurance sports like rowing - running - and nordic skiing can use up to ______ kcal and hour - whereas sitting uses about ______ k/cal an hour
1500 - 25
female athlete triad
2/3
lean tissue
47. The first point of unsaturation -and the location of the first double bond are indicated by the:
omega number
less
prevalence
thermic effect of food
48. A genetically determined - energy efficient metabolism - an adaptation useful for a storing fat in times of food shortage
thrifty metabolism
body impedance analysis
3
female athlete triad
49. Type of exercise that is the continous - repetivitve use of large muscles - has a high energy expenditure rate
ATP
lean body mass
calorie
aerboic exercise
50. Coffin like device that is part of new technology that can calculate body mass by measuring air displacement
lower
bod pod
relative risk
omega number
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