Chapter 5 - Nutrition
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
