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Nutrition Science: Energy Balance And Obesity

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1. ______ calories = one kilocalorie






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






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






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






5. Number of calories in one pound






6. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue






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






8. Tissue growth through an increase in cell number






9. Energy intake > energy output - gaining weight






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






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






12. Fat can NEVER be used as a fuel _______






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






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






15. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size






16. High fat diets typically have more _____






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






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






19. 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






20. Fiber rich food will ____ eating and increase _____






21. Rate at which basal metabolism occurs






22. 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






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






24. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism






25. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size






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






27. Carbon has a valence of:






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






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






30. Lighter people eat _______ or more meals per day






31. 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?






32. 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






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






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






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






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






37. ______ calories = one kilocalorie






38. High fat diets typically have more _____






39. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue






40. 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






41. Rate at which basal metabolism occurs






42. You want weight loss to be ______ loss






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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