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Nutrition Science: Energy Balance And Obesity

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






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






3. 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?






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






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






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






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






8. Energy intake = energy output - not gaining or losing weight






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






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






11. High fat diets typically have more _____






12. ______ calories = one kilocalorie






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






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






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






16. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism






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






18. Fiber rich food will ____ eating and increase _____






19. High fat diets typically have more _____






20. Number of calories in one pound






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






22. Fat can NEVER be used as a fuel _______






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






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






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






26. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue






27. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue






28. Functional unit of energy






29. Tissue growth through an increase in cell number






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Two things that can mask fat loss






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






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






40. 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






41. Meals should be eaten every ____ hours






42. Carbon has a valence of:






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






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






45. Tissue growth through an increase in cell size






46. Energy intake > energy output - gaining weight






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






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






49. Fat can NEVER be used as a fuel _______






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