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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. 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






2. Functional unit of energy






3. Number of calories in one pound






4. 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






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






6. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size






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






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






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






10. Percent of total energy expenditure done by physical acitivity






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






12. Group that is known for their thrifty metabolism






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Men are typically _______ % body fat






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






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






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






23. _______ and ________ promote abdominal fat






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






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






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






27. Fiber rich food will ____ eating and increase _____






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






29. Eat when hungry - stop when full






30. Meals should be eaten every ____ hours






31. Type of exercise that is the continous - repetivitve use of large muscles - has a high energy expenditure rate






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






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






34. High fat diets typically have more _____






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






36. Women are typically ________ % body fat






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






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






39. 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?






40. Less lean mass will ______ your basal metabolic rate






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






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






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






44. Number of calories in one pound






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






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






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






48. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism






49. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism






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