Exam 6: Metabolism, Energy Balance, and Body Composition

the first few days of fasting, body protein is used primarily to:

Within a day of beginning a fast, most of the body's stores of _____ are depleted.

Explain why excessive abdominal fat appears to increase the risk of chronic disease.

Skinfold measurements provide an inaccurate estimate of total body fat. Nutrition in Practice - Eating Disorders

of the goals of the dietary plan to treat bulimia is to help clients:

Obesity is officially defined as a BMI of ____ or higher.

have a higher BMR than females because they:

all the nutrients, which is the easiest for the body to store as fat?

A smoker may weigh less than a non-smoker, but will likely have a greater waist circumference.

Voluntary activities normally require less energy in a day than basal metabolism does.

Changes that take place in the body during fasting include all of the following except:

part of the triglyceride that can be made into glucose is:

The part of a triglyceride that can be made into glucose is:

consequences of purging may include any of the following except:

What are the three characteristics of the female athlete triad?

Fasting results in:

Which of the following individuals would have the lowest basal metabolic rate?

About _____% of U.S.adults are overweight or obese.

energy needed to maintain life when a person is at complete digestive, physical, and emotional rest is termed:

People can change their voluntary actions to spend more or less energy in a day, but they cannot change their basal metabolic rate.