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Which of the following measurement techniques is a convenient, practical, and inexpensive way to determine if a person has an unhealthy distribution of body fat?

*Measuring the person's waist circumference Using the BOD POD method Using the underwater weighing technique Weighing the person and then consulting a weight/height table

A pound of body fat provides about _____ kcal.

3500

anabolism

Constructive metabolism; the process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones.

citric acid cycle is also know as

Krebs cycle TCA cycle

catabolism

Metabolic pathways that break down molecules, releasing energy.

Which of the following statements is true?

Satiety is the feeling that drives a person to consume food. Ghrelin is an enzyme that breaks down fat in the stomach. People with "thrifty" metabolisms burn more fat per hour than other people. *Fat cells produce leptin, a hormone that can reduce hunger.

Potentially hazardous foods are warm, moist, and protein-rich, and they have a neutral or slightly acidic pH

True

In their efforts to avoid regaining the weight they have lost, members of the National Weight Control Registry tend to _________.

eat breakfast daily

gluconeogenesis

formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources

anabolic reactions include

glucose to glycogen proteins to amino acids glycerol and free fatty acids to triglycerides

Marcia's BMI is 24.2. Based on this information, her weight is in the _____ range.

healthy

during anaerobic conditions pyruvate converts to

lactic acid

which of the following are responsible for transporting hydrogen ions and high energy electrons to the electron transport chain

nadh

cori cycle

the cycle of lactate to glucose between the muscle and liver

To calculate body mass index, divide weight in kilograms by height in meters, squared.

true

Ashley's BMI is 16.8. Based on this information, her weight is in the _____ range.

underweight

coenzymes

vitamins that assist in the normal functioning of enzymes organic cofactors often b vitamins

what is considered the most essential nutrient

water

catabolic reactions breakdown into

water and co2