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Nutrition Science: Energy Balance And Obesity

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






2. Eat when hungry - stop when full






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






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






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






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






7. Fat found interspresed within the muscle fibers






8. Functional unit of energy






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






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






11. Fat that surrounds the organs and is located in the abdominal cavity






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






13. Fat found interspresed within the muscle fibers






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






15. Less lean mass will ______ your basal metabolic rate






16. Lighter people eat _______ or more meals per day






17. Two things that can mask fat loss






18. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue






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






20. 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






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






22. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size






23. Tissue growth through an increase in cell number






24. Lighter people eat _______ or more meals per day






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






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






27. Men are typically _______ % body fat






28. Rate at which basal metabolism occurs






29. Basal metabloic processes occur in _______






30. _______ and ________ promote abdominal fat






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






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






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






34. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue






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






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






37. Women are typically ________ % body fat






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






39. Some energy is lost as:






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






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






42. 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






43. Meals should be eaten every ____ hours






44. Tissue growth through an increase in cell number






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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