Question 1

As the body shifts to partial dependence on ketones for energy during prolonged fasting:

Accepted Answer

A) the body increases its energy output. 
B) the body conserves its lean tissue. 
C) the body increases its metabolism. 
D) the body's loss of lean tissue increases. 
A) the body increases its energy output. 
B) the body conserves its lean tissue. 
C) the body increases its metabolism. 
D) the body's loss of lean tissue increases.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) a pregnant woman 
B) a tall, thin person 
C) a malnourished person 
D) a person with a fever 
A) a pregnant woman 
B) a tall, thin person 
C) a malnourished person 
D) a person with a fever

Question 3

Normally, the nervous system consumes more than 50% of the total glucose used each day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Describe how fat can be made from an excess of each of the energy nutrients-carbohydrate, protein, or fat.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe how fat can be made from...

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) a 51-year-old male 
B) a 20-year-old inactive woman 
C) a 25-year-old pregnant woman 
D) a 3-year-old child 
A) a 51-year-old male 
B) a 20-year-old inactive woman 
C) a 25-year-old pregnant woman 
D) a 3-year-old child

Question 7

When calculating a person's EER, which of the following is not required?

Accepted Answer

A) height 
B) percent body fat 
C) weight 
D) gender 
A) height 
B) percent body fat 
C) weight 
D) gender

Question 8

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) BMR is measured after a 12-hour fast. 
B) RMR is higher than BMR. 
C) RMR represents only that energy needed for life-sustaining processes. 
D) BMR is increased during growth. 
A) BMR is measured after a 12-hour fast. 
B) RMR is higher than BMR. 
C) RMR represents only that energy needed for life-sustaining processes. 
D) BMR is increased during growth.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) wasting of lean tissue. 
B) disturbances of fluid and electrolyte balance. 
C) impairment of disease resistance. 
D) increased body temperature. 
A) wasting of lean tissue. 
B) disturbances of fluid and electrolyte balance. 
C) impairment of disease resistance. 
D) increased body temperature.

As the body shifts to partial dependence on ketones for energy during prolonged fasting:

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

Normally, the nervous system consumes more than 50% of the total glucose used each day.

Describe how fat can be made from an excess of each of the energy nutrients-carbohydrate, protein, or fat.

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

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

When calculating a person's EER, which of the following is not required?

Which of the following statements is false?

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

Overview of Nutrition and Health

Digestion and Absorption

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Protein

Weight Management

The Vitamins

Water and the Minerals

Nutrition Through the Life Span: Pregnancy and Infancy

Nutrition Through the Life Span: Childhood and Adolescence

Nutrition Through the Life Span: Later Adulthood

Nutrition Care and Assessment

Nutrition Intervention and Diet-Drug Interactions

Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Support

Nutrition in Metabolic and Respiratory Stress

Nutrition and Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders

Nutrition and Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders

Nutrition and Liver Diseases

Nutrition and Diabetes Mellitus

Nutrition and Disorders of the Heart and Blood Vessels

Nutrition and Renal Diseases

Nutrition, Cancer, and Hiv Infection

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Exam 6: Energy Balance and Body Composition

As the body shifts to partial dependence on ketones for energy during prolonged fasting:

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

Normally, the nervous system consumes more than 50% of the total glucose used each day.

Describe how fat can be made from an excess of each of the energy nutrients-carbohydrate, protein, or fat.

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

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

When calculating a person's EER, which of the following is not required?

Which of the following statements is false?

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

Overview of Nutrition and Health

Digestion and Absorption

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Protein

Weight Management

The Vitamins

Water and the Minerals

Nutrition Through the Life Span: Pregnancy and Infancy

Nutrition Through the Life Span: Childhood and Adolescence

Nutrition Through the Life Span: Later Adulthood

Nutrition Care and Assessment

Nutrition Intervention and Diet-Drug Interactions

Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Support

Nutrition in Metabolic and Respiratory Stress

Nutrition and Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders

Nutrition and Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders

Nutrition and Liver Diseases

Nutrition and Diabetes Mellitus

Nutrition and Disorders of the Heart and Blood Vessels

Nutrition and Renal Diseases

Nutrition, Cancer, and Hiv Infection

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