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Nutrition Science: Energy Balance And Obesity

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1. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size






2. You want weight loss to be ______ loss






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Rate at which basal metabolism occurs






10. Fat can NEVER be used as a fuel _______






11. Functional unit of energy






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






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






14. The fat that is found right under the skin's surface






15. Tables originally designed by insurance companies - describe normal height to weight ratio






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






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






18. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue






19. Basal metabloic processes occur in _______






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






21. 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






22. Women are typically ________ % body fat






23. 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






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






25. Energy intake < energy output - losing weight






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






27. Lighter people eat _______ or more meals per day






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






29. Number of calories in one pound






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






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






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






33. Fat can NEVER be used as a fuel _______






34. Percent of total energy expenditure done by physical acitivity






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






36. 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?






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






38. 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?






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






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






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






42. Men are typically _______ % body fat






43. Group that is known for their thrifty metabolism






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Energy intake > energy output - gaining weight