Exam 9: Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight

What is the name given to the psychological desire to eat?

Physical activity must be long and arduous to achieve fat loss.

What percentage of Canadians tried to lose weight in 2017?

Which stomach hormone, along with a contracting stomach and an empty small intestine, triggers hunger?

What is the cause of death for many people with anorexia nervosa?

What are the three indicators used by obesity experts to evaluate risks to health from obesity?

Which of the following concerns accompanies the female athlete triad?

Which metabolic obesity theory supports the notion that the body tends to maintain a certain weight by means of its own internal controls?

Which energy nutrient is the most satiating?

Explain binge eating disorder.

A body mass index (BMI) of 32.0 indicates which of the following health risk categories?

Which term refers to the repeated rounds of weight loss and subsequent regain, with reduced ability to lose weight after each cycle?

In which area of the body does excess fat represent a greater risk to health than excess fat elsewhere on the body?

An individual who tends to eat after seeing a wide array of freshly baked treats despite not being hungry is responding to which cause of overeating?

Briefly describe six metabolic theories for the cause of obesity.

Increased risk of type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and hypertension is associated with what waist circumference cut-off for men?

Which term refers to fat that accumulates around the intra-abdominal organs?

Explain the potential hazards that can accompany high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets.

What are 10 health risks associated with being obese?

Exercise can spot reduce fat from any one particular area of the body.