Chapter 5 - Nutrition

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Hunger is:

A physiological need for sustenance

Fats serve as carriers of which vitamins

A, D, E,K

Which of the following vitamins is related to scurvy and the discovery of "vital amines"

C

What device is used to make skin fold measurements?

Caliper

Indigestible fiber (bulk food) in the diet provided by

Cellulose

A food that contains all essential building blocks of protein is called a

Complete protein

When anorexics lose 50% of their body body weight, it is may lead to failure of the

Heart, lungs, and kidneys

which is the best source of iron?

Red meat

What is the recommended daily allowance for salt for the average adult?

0.5 grams

Women with small hip to waist ratio of less than ______ are generally fond to have an ideal body weight for their age and height

0.85

How much fiber does the average American get in his diet today?

1-3 Grams

The upper limit of saturated fat should be what percent of the total calories?

10

Approximately how much sugar does the average person consumer per year

125#

For most people, the target zone for fat reduction is loss of no more than _________ pounds per week

2

It is believed by many that the number of fat cells that a person has will be determined in the first _____y years of life

2

What percent of American teens has a significant weight problem

20-30%

Physical activity uses what percentage of caloric intake

20-40%

What level of overtness is considered significant for men?

25%

A pound of body fat contains how many calories?

3,500

For fat reduction, it is necessary to create a caloric deficit of how many calories to lose a pound?

3,500

What percent of overtness is considered significant in women?

30%

Each gram of carbohydrate provides the body with how many calories of energy

4.5

What percent of American teens has a weight problem?

50-60%

Carbohydrates should make up what percent of the total calories in the daily diet?

55

Fats provide about how many calories per gram

9

Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin?

A

The term "essential fat" means:

The minimal amount of body fat essential to good health

The "set point" theory suggests that

There is a biological basis for obesity

Which is the best source of Vitamin A?

Yellow vegetables

Which of the following best explains America's weight problem

a lack exercise

Which of the following LEAST affects the metabolic rate

age

an example of a complete protein is

animal products

Which is a source of saturated fat

coconut oil

The best way to control body fat is to

combine exercise and diet

The method of weight management that focuses the body to being fat and muscle tissue is

controlled fasting

Which is most likely to be the causes of "creeping obesity"

decreased exercise

A good dietary guideline for reducing body fat is to

eat less fat

An underweight person can safely gain weight by

eating a diet high in complex carbohydrates

Amino acids that must come from the food we eat are called

essential amino acids

Overtness in babies is discouraged because

it increased the number of fat cells

Which of the following is NOT true about dietary fat?

it should make up 40% of the total calories intake

Hypertension obesity often starts during

middle age

Cycle dieting does all but which of the following

promote permanent wight loss

Complex carbohydrates are also known as

starches

Proteins are composed of chains of

Amino acids

Which of the following is not a fat soluble vitamin

B1

A numerical expression of body weight based on height and weight is

BMI

One weight management theory includes the idea that appetite center regulates the

BMR

When done regularly, the activity most likely to result in fat loss is:

Backpacking

The theory that suggests that the time of day calories are consumed has effect of your weight recommends eating largest meal at

Breakfast

Which of the following describes a negative calorie balance?

Burning more calories than you take in

The body type most likely to have a lifelong weight control problem is

Endomorph

What does MET represent

Energy expended at rest

Fruits can be an important source of

Fiber

Which of the following minerals is related to oxygen in the blood stream?

Iron

Which type of vegetarian diet includes vegetables, milk products, and eggs?

Lacto-ovo-vegetarian

What category of food has the most dietary fiber?

Legumes

Which of the following is common in fast food?

Low in fiber

Which is LEAST likely to be true of complex carbohydrates

Low in nutrients

Carbohydrate loading is most likely to benefit which of the following

Marathon runner

Which of the following does not include saturated fat?

Olive oil

Which of the following is NOT true about protein?

Protein is an important energy source during exercise

Fats derived primarily from animal sources are called ,

Saturated

Which food source is high in cholesterol

Shell fish

The method recognized as most accurate for assessing body fat is

Skin fold measure

The method recognized as being most practical for assessing body fat in a class setting is:

Skin fold measurement

Carbohydrates composed of long chains of glucose units are

Starches

Which of the following is most likely to be nutritionally dense

Tuna

Causes of underweight include each of the following except

Vegetarianism

A deficiency in which of the following nutrients is most deadly

Water

Of the factors that determine energy needs, the highest proportion of total calories is used by

basal metabolism

To what does somatotype refer?

body build

"Empty calories" refers to....

calories low in energy content


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