Exam 8: Energy Balance

Resting metabolic rate (RMR) is often measured instead of BMR because:

Someone may be considered overweight but not overfat if he or she has a high level of:

To calculate a person's body mass index (BMI), the measurements that are needed are:

A person's total energy requirements are determined by adding the BMR, the amount of daily activity, and the:

A high waist-to-hip ratio is associated with:

Measurement of body fat and lean body mass using hydrostatic weighing is based on the fact that body fat and lean tissue have different:

Severe infection or fever may cause weight loss because:

Metabolically active tissues in the body include the heart, brain, and:

After digestion and absorption, food provides an available source of energy to tissues if it is converted into:

The minimum percentage of body fat that supports reproduction in women is:

An important type of metabolic chemical that is not used up in the reactions it causes is:

The caloric values found in food composition tables have been determined by:

The number of kcalories in 1 lb of body fat is:

Doctors may determine whether cell metabolism is occurring at normal rates by measuring:

If a person is expending 1.0 kcal/min, he or she is probably:

Men generally require more energy for any given activity than women because:

Abdominal fat is also known as:

The most important factor in determining whether a person is fat or lean is the person's:

The main focus of weight management efforts should be:

Parents can help decrease the likelihood that their children will develop eating disorders by: