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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. The combination of low bone density - amenorrhea - and eating disorder that is seen in female athletes with very little body fat
negative balance
3
female athlete triad
external
2. The combination of low bone density - amenorrhea - and eating disorder that is seen in female athletes with very little body fat
less
female athlete triad
basal resting metabolism
thrifty metabolism
3. When trying to lose weight you should eat regular ______ containing meals
15-20
Pima Indians
carbohydrate
prevalence
4. Rate at which basal metabolism occurs
basal metabolic rate
total energy expenditure
anabolic
alcohol - stress hormones
5. The sum of energy expenditure through REE - physical activity - and the thermal activity of food
basal metabolic rate
total energy expenditure
genes - environment
alcohol - stress hormones
6. When absolute amounts of fat (number of grams) are considered - fat consumption in the US is:
staying the same
hungry - full
hip to waist ratio
hungry - full
7. Food availity - boredom - etc. are ______ cues
3500
basal resting metabolism
50-125
external
8. _______ and ________ promote abdominal fat
alcohol - stress hormones
ATP
higher
lower
9. Eat when hungry - stop when full
hungry - full
set point theory
anabolic
fat
10. Type of exercise that is the continous - repetivitve use of large muscles - has a high energy expenditure rate
aerboic exercise
underwater weighing
visceral fat
3500
11. The number of cases of a condition in a given population or the proportion of the population suffering from that condition
BMI
2/3
prevalence
20-27
12. High fat diets typically have more _____
physical activity
1000
set point theory
calories
13. Resting energy expenditure makes up ______ of total energy expenditure
1200
2/3
10
BMI
14. Tables originally designed by insurance companies - describe normal height to weight ratio
height-weight tables
amenorrhea
Pima Indians
less
15. Also known as pear shaped - fat is stored in the hips and buttocks - more common in women
omega number
40 -20
2/3
gynecoid
16. High energy chemical compound used in the body ti transfer energy from nutrients to various life processes
BMI
ATP
hyperplasia
set point theory
17. _______ and ________ promote abdominal fat
alcohol - stress hormones
external
inhibits
less
18. Voluntary muscle action - walking - running - sitting - talking - etc.
10
height-weight tables
physical activity
staying the same
19. Lighter people eat _______ or more meals per day
3
20-27
genes - environment
ATP
20. Eat ____ energy dense diets - aka more food for less calories
less
thermic effect of food
strength exercise
resting energy expenditure
21. The sum of energy expenditure through REE - physical activity - and the thermal activity of food
10
Pima Indians
total energy expenditure
15-20
22. Women are typically ________ % body fat
anerobically
3500
20-27
android
23. 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
body impedance analysis
3
anabolic
carbohydrate
24. Process that CREATES more complex chemical compounds for energy storage or synthesis - weight gain
anabolic
body composition
amenorrhea
aerboic exercise
25. You can minimize muscle loss during weight loss by _____ your muscles
using
hyperplasia
3
50-125
26. 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?
calorie
50-125
genes - environment
gynecoid
27. Energy cost of eating - digesting - abosorbtion - transporting - storing - and metabolizing nutrients
thermic effect of food
BMI
basal metabolic rate
4
28. High endurance sports like rowing - running - and nordic skiing can use up to ______ kcal and hour - whereas sitting uses about ______ k/cal an hour
catabolic
1500 - 25
obesity
60-65
29. Type of exercise that involves weight training - pilates - etc - isolated movements and a higher level of resistance - can increase BMR
hypertrophy
hip to waist ratio
strength exercise
4
30. Basal metabloic processes occur in _______
body composition
lean tissue
3500
negative balance
31. 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
intramuscular fat
strength exercise
thrifty metabolism
amenorrhea
32. The thermic effect of food account for about ____ % of food intake
obesity
android
10
relative risk
33. High fat diets typically have more _____
female athlete triad
calories
4
1500 - 25
34. The fat that is found right under the skin's surface
subcutaneous fat
resting energy expenditure
genes - environment
zero energy balance
35. Measure used to define android obesity - a ratio greater than 1:1:1
hip to waist ratio
hypertrophy
height-weight tables
hungry - full
36. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism
15-20
inhibits
40 -20
lower
37. Obesity is a chronic disease that depends on both ______ and _______
genes - environment
physical activity
total energy expenditure
set point theory
38. When absolute amounts of fat (number of grams) are considered - fat consumption in the US is:
10
amenorrhea
thrifty metabolism
staying the same
39. Voluntary muscle action - walking - running - sitting - talking - etc.
negative balance
skin fold callipers
physical activity
3
40. People with lower body weight have a ______ energy expenditure
internal
relative risk
lower
internal
41. Measure used to define android obesity - a ratio greater than 1:1:1
body composition
hip to waist ratio
1500 - 25
fat
42. The number of cases of a condition in a given population or the proportion of the population suffering from that condition
prevalence
internal
positive balance
thermic effect of food
43. 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
BMI
basal metabolic rate
prevalence
gynecoid
44. Number of calories in one pound
strength exercise
3500
50-125
calorie
45. Involuntary actions only - such as breathing - heart rate - chemical reations - cellular processes
set point theory
basal resting metabolism
physical activity
hip to waist ratio
46. Percent of total energy expenditure done by basal metabolic rate
1000
15-20
60-65
hypertrophy
47. Eat when hungry - stop when full
subcutaneous fat
positive balance
anerobically
hungry - full
48. Your basal (or resting) metabolic rate is most reliably and directly related to:
less
Pima Indians
lean body mass
visceral fat
49. Theory that one's body tends to gravitate to a particular weight
physical activity
1200
20-27
set point theory
50. The day's total energy expenditure through basal metabolism only
resting energy expenditure
thermic effect of food
zero energy balance
strength exercise