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Nutrition Science: Energy Balance And Obesity

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






2. Feeling hungry is an _____ cue






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






4. Energy intake > energy output - gaining weight






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






6. Lighter people eat _______ or more meals per day






7. Some energy is lost as:






8. Men are typically _______ % body fat






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






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






11. 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






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






13. Fiber rich food will ____ eating and increase _____






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






15. Eat when hungry - stop when full






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






17. Group that is known for their thrifty metabolism






18. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism






19. The day's total energy expenditure through basal metabolism only






20. You want weight loss to be ______ loss






21. Eat when hungry - stop when full






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






23. Energy intake < energy output - losing weight






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






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






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






27. Rate at which basal metabolism occurs






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






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






30. Meals should be eaten every ____ hours






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






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






33. The fat that is found right under the skin's surface






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






35. Voluntary muscle action - walking - running - sitting - talking - etc.






36. Alcohol ______ fat metabolism






37. Percent of total energy expenditure done by physical acitivity






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






39. Voluntary muscle action - walking - running - sitting - talking - etc.






40. Carbon has a valence of:






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






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






43. Meals should be eaten every ____ hours






44. Alternative to measuring amount of fat layer under the skin - use these tools






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






46. Men are typically _______ % body fat






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






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






49. ______ calories = one kilocalorie






50. Basal metabloic processes occur in _______







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