Nutrition Week 10 Quiz

___________ is a hormone that reduces hunger and inhibits fat storage in the body.

Leptin

____________ relies on the principle that lean tissue is denser than water.

Underwater weighing

_________ fat deposits are under the abdominal muscles.

Visceral

Vital organs (lungs, heart, kidneys, ect.) required energy to function. Which of the following describes this type of energy?

basal energy metabolism

Body mass index is

based on the relationship between weight and risk of chronic disease

To maintain a healthy weight, the most important goals are related to changes in:

behaviors

Bioelectrical impedance is based on the fact that:

fat is a poor conductor

The body's physiological need for food is experienced as:

hunger

Obesity is caused by which of the following factors?

multifactorial