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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. Carbon has a valence of:






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






3. People with higher body weights have a ______ energy expenditure






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






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






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






7. Fat found interspresed within the muscle fibers






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






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






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






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






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






13. People with higher body weights have a ______ energy expenditure






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?






15. Group that is known for their thrifty metabolism






16. _______ and ________ promote abdominal fat






17. Carbon has a valence of:






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






19. Rate at which basal metabolism occurs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Functional unit of energy






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






29. _______ and ________ promote abdominal fat






30. Less lean mass will ______ your basal metabolic rate






31. Men are typically _______ % body fat






32. Women are typically ________ % body fat






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






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






35. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size






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






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






38. Fat can NEVER be used as a fuel _______






39. Men are typically _______ % body fat






40. Obesity is a chronic disease that depends on both ______ and _______






41. Fiber rich food will ____ eating and increase _____






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






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






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






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






46. Less lean mass will ______ your basal metabolic rate






47. 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






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






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






50. Percent of total energy expenditure done by physical acitivity