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Nutrition Science: Energy Balance And Obesity
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health-and-nutrition
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Of people trying to lose weight - over the course of a year only _____ % are succesful
3
intramuscular fat
fat
underwater weighing
2. Two things you can do to increase your basal metabloic rate
hungry - full
hungry - full
build lean tissue - eat regular meals
staying the same
3. Theory that one's body tends to gravitate to a particular weight
negative balance
set point theory
60-65
2/3
4. You can minimize muscle loss during weight loss by _____ your muscles
25-35
female athlete triad
using
catabolic
5. Also known as apple shape - most of the fat is carried abdominally - associated with grater disease risk - usually men
obesity
android
basal resting metabolism
60-65
6. A genetically determined - energy efficient metabolism - an adaptation useful for a storing fat in times of food shortage
hungry - full
skin fold callipers
alcohol - stress hormones
thrifty metabolism
7. Type of exercise that involves weight training - pilates - etc - isolated movements and a higher level of resistance - can increase BMR
3
strength exercise
visceral fat
skin fold callipers
8. Percent of total energy expenditure done by basal metabolic rate
lean body mass
hip to waist ratio
alcohol - stress hormones
60-65
9. Women are typically ________ % body fat
hungry - full
20-27
2/3
amenorrhea
10. Voluntary muscle action - walking - running - sitting - talking - etc.
physical activity
amenorrhea
internal
2/3
11. Also known as apple shape - most of the fat is carried abdominally - associated with grater disease risk - usually men
amenorrhea
positive balance
android
slow - satiety
12. Men are typically _______ % body fat
gynecoid
Pima Indians
Pima Indians
15-20
13. Percent of total energy expenditure done by physical acitivity
positive balance
BMI
inhibits
25-35
14. The combination of low bone density - amenorrhea - and eating disorder that is seen in female athletes with very little body fat
3500
hyperplasia
female athlete triad
inhibits
15. An increased risk in heart disease - cancer - type 2 diabetes - stroke - hypertension - and arthritis are all associated with
anerobically
calories
3
obesity
16. Basal metabloic processes occur in _______
1000
amenorrhea
lean tissue
physical activity
17. The combination of low bone density - amenorrhea - and eating disorder that is seen in female athletes with very little body fat
3500
female athlete triad
aerboic exercise
10
18. People with lower body weight have a ______ energy expenditure
40 -20
lower
using
1500 - 25
19. Two things that can mask fat loss
muscle building - water retention
1000
anabolic
2/3
20. A very low calorie diet will have less than ______ kcals per day
1200
build lean tissue - eat regular meals
lower
40 -20
21. Alternative to measuring amount of fat layer under the skin - use these tools
anabolic
2-5
skin fold callipers
staying the same
22. The first point of unsaturation -and the location of the first double bond are indicated by the:
calorie
catabolic
skin fold callipers
omega number
23. When trying to lose weight you should eat regular ______ containing meals
1000
resting energy expenditure
carbohydrate
4
24. Carbon has a valence of:
staying the same
4
basal metabolic rate
heat
25. Energy intake = energy output - not gaining or losing weight
basal resting metabolism
zero energy balance
fat
resting energy expenditure
26. ______ calories = one kilocalorie
genes - environment
fat
1000
Pima Indians
27. Total body mass is a measure of fat mass+lean mass
3500
body composition
body impedance analysis
4
28. Two things you can do to increase your basal metabloic rate
alcohol - stress hormones
build lean tissue - eat regular meals
hungry - full
BMI
29. Fat can NEVER be used as a fuel _______
body composition
bod pod
anerobically
20-27
30. Energy intake = energy output - not gaining or losing weight
15-20
thrifty metabolism
zero energy balance
amenorrhea
31. When absolute amounts of fat (number of grams) are considered - fat consumption in the US is:
calorie
height-weight tables
staying the same
heat
32. Involuntary actions only - such as breathing - heart rate - chemical reations - cellular processes
60-65
basal resting metabolism
genes - environment
omega number
33. Tables originally designed by insurance companies - describe normal height to weight ratio
hip to waist ratio
thrifty metabolism
height-weight tables
calorie
34. When trying to lose weight you should eat regular ______ containing meals
40 -20
height-weight tables
calorie
carbohydrate
35. 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
3
genes - environment
amenorrhea
40 -20
36. Lighter people eat _______ or more meals per day
2/3
3
20-27
negative balance
37. When absolute amounts of fat (number of grams) are considered - fat consumption in the US is:
external
fat
25-35
staying the same
38. High endurance sports like rowing - running - and nordic skiing can use up to ______ kcal and hour - whereas sitting uses about ______ k/cal an hour
BMI
1500 - 25
50-125
3
39. _______ and ________ promote abdominal fat
50-125
alcohol - stress hormones
female athlete triad
1200
40. 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
staying the same
hungry - full
amenorrhea
3
41. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism
lower
3
inhibits
using
42. Total body mass is a measure of fat mass+lean mass
intramuscular fat
body composition
genes - environment
obesity
43. Less lean mass will ______ your basal metabolic rate
genes - environment
3500
lower
ATP
44. Also known as pear shaped - fat is stored in the hips and buttocks - more common in women
gynecoid
50-125
4
genes - environment
45. Process that CREATES more complex chemical compounds for energy storage or synthesis - weight gain
set point theory
anabolic
omega number
height-weight tables
46. Some energy is lost as:
anerobically
2/3
heat
long - short
47. Fiber rich food will ____ eating and increase _____
obesity
anabolic
slow - satiety
BMI
48. Eat ____ energy dense diets - aka more food for less calories
3500
relative risk
less
resting energy expenditure
49. Theory that one's body tends to gravitate to a particular weight
set point theory
lean tissue
skin fold callipers
using
50. Measure used to define android obesity - a ratio greater than 1:1:1
heat
50-125
hip to waist ratio
positive balance