Exam Three
Most fad diets ______.
-Limit food choices, which reduces energy intake
In general, how long does it take the liver to process the alcohol in a typical drink?
1 hour
Jules burns 100 kcalories during her morning walk. How many additional kcalories is she likely to burn in the post-exercise period?
15
Body fat content for normal-weight men 20-39 years of age should be ____.
18 21%
A person is considered underweight until his BMI reaches _____.
18.5
Imagine that an adult consumes 500 excess Kcalories each day for two weeks. About how much weight would that person gain?
2 lbs
Which of the following represents the BMI or a person classified as overweight?
27
Imagine that an adult consumes 500 excess kcalories each day for two weeks. About how much weight would that person gain?
2lbs
What is the approximate body mass index of a woman who is 5 feet 0 inches and 180lbs?
35
Running at 9mph expends .103 kcalories per pound per minute. About how many kcalories will a 120-pound woman expend during a 30-minute run
370
Successful weight-loss maintenance means achieving a minimum weight loss of ____ percent of initial body weight and maintaining the loss for at least ____.
5-10% , 1 year
Of the total amount of glucose energy consumed by the body each day, about what percentage is used by the brain and nerve cells?
50%
The conversion of food energy to ATP energy occurs with an efficiency rate of about ____.
50%
Which of the following statements is a myth about alcohol?
A shot of alcohol will warm you up
Some of the energy during the breakdown of glucose, glycerol, fatty acids, and amino acids is captured in the high-energy compound with three phosphate groups called ____.
ATP
Which of the following is a feature of ketosis?
Acetone breath
Which of the following statements accurately describes weight gain and genetics?
Adopted children tend to have body weights more like their biological parents than their adoptive parents.
Which of the following statements accurately describes fat cell development?
An obese person has more and larger fat cells than does a healthy-weight person.
The energy needed to maintain life when a body is at complete digestive, physical, and emotional rest is called ____.
Basal Metabolism
What characterizes the eating pater of people with bulimia nervosa?
Binge eating typically occurs after a period of strict dieting.
Which term reflects the proportions of muscle, bone, fat, and other tissue that make up a person's total body weight?
Body Composition
What is the best meal-planning strategy for underweight people who desire to gain weight?
Drink more juice and milk
Fat that accumulates outside of adipose tissue is called ____.
Ectopic Fat
An eating plan that promises quick weight loss if an individual never eats any dairy products would be called a ____.
Fad Diet
The process of making glucose from noncarbohydrate sources is called______
Gluconeogenesis
Leptin acts as a hormone, primarily in the ____.
Hypothalamus
Leptin acts as a hormone, primarily in the_____.
Hypothalamus
An immunological response to cellular injury characterized by an increase in white blood cells is referred to as_______.
Inflammation
Which of the following statements about the resting metabolic rate is FALSE.
It typically is slightly lower than the BMR.
The acidic compounds produced by the liver during incomplete breakdown of fat when carbohydrate is not available are known as ____.
Ketone Bodies
Which statement about perceptions of obesity is FALSE?
Most weight-loss programs focus on willpower, hard work, and tending the psychological issues associated with obesity.
A chemical produced in the brain that stimulates appetite is called _______
Neuropeptide Y
Anaerobic means ___.
Not requiring oxygen
Which term refers to a relatively new food practice that uses restrictive diets, ritualized eating patterns, and rigid food avoidance?
Orthorexia Nervosa
Your patient, Mr. Sinclair, has a BMI of 43 and wants to begin taking drugs to lose weight. He has glaucoma, but is otherwise healthy. Which of the following should not be prescribed for Mr. Sinclair?
Phentermine
Which of the following defines the body's set point?
Point above which the body tends to lose weight and below which it tends to gain weight
Which energy-yielding nutrient is the most satiating?
Protein
Before entering the metabolic pathways, amino acids first face ____.
Removal of their nitrogen-containing amino group
Ghrelin is secreted by cells in the ____.
Stomach
The Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome in people with chronic alcohol abuse stems primarily from a deficiency of_______.
Thiamin
Your friend Jody considers following a popular diet plan. She shows you the description of the plan in a magazine. Which of the following statements in the magazine would suggest that this plan is an unsound, fad diet?
This fat-burning plan jump starts your metabolism and allows you to target problem areas like hips and thighs
Which of the following reflects a SMART goal?
Will eat a healthy breakfast and run three miles every day
The prescription drug Orlistat acts by ____.
inhibiting pancreatic lipase
When the body needs energy quickly, pyruvate is converted to_____.
lactate
For overweight adults, a reasonable weight loss is _______.
½ to 2 pounds per week
