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Nutrition Science: Energy Balance And Obesity

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






2. Women are typically ________ % body fat






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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?






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






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






10. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue






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






12. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue






13. 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






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






15. Group that is known for their thrifty metabolism






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






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






18. 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






19. Less lean mass will ______ your basal metabolic rate






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






21. ______ calories = one kilocalorie






22. Basal metabloic processes occur in _______






23. Fiber rich food will ____ eating and increase _____






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






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






26. High fat diets typically have more _____






27. Tissue growth through an increase in cell number






28. Fat can NEVER be used as a fuel _______






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






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






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






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






33. ______ calories = one kilocalorie






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






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






36. Fat found interspresed within the muscle fibers






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






38. Percent of total energy expenditure done by physical acitivity






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






40. Meals should be eaten every ____ hours






41. Rate at which basal metabolism occurs






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






43. 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






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






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






46. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size






47. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism






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






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






50. 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