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Understanding Nutrition Exam III 2024-2025Which hormone is secreted primarily from the stomach cells and stimulates appetite
and increases food consumption and weight gain by increasing our sensitivity to smells,
building a psychological desire to eat, and creating a physiological need to eat? -
Answer ghrelin
Approximately ________ of children and adolescents ages 2-19 are overweight or obese -
Answer 32%
Brown adipose tissue ______ - Answer releases stored energy as heat
Studies suggest that "supersizing" a fast-food meal increases the calorie intake by
______kcalories - Answer 400
Environmental Influences of Weight Loss People offered a large variety of foods tend to
eat more _______
A good strategy for weight gain in underweight individuals is to _______ -Answer: eat
energy-dense foods
With gastric banding the _______ -Answer: size of the stomach pouch opening can be
adjusted
A reasonable weight-loss strategy for obese adults is to increase activity and reduce
food intake enough to create a deficit of _____kcalories per day - Answer 500-750
Depending on initial body weight, a reasonable rate of weight loss for overweight adults
is_______of body weight over 6 months - Answer 5-10%
,What substance maintains homeostasis by regulating food intake and energy
expenditure in response to adipose tissue? - Answer leptin
Obesity is a condition in which a person's body mass index is equal to or greater than -
Answer 30
What is the name of the fad diet that makes the unsubstantiated claim that its protocol of
changing eating every few days creates "body confusion" and prohibits metabolism
from reaching homeostasis? - Answer 17 Day Diet
Weight loss serves as a signal to the gene that produces______, saying "Make more of
the enzyme that stores fat." - Answer lipoprotein lipase
Weight loss is recommended for overweight men who are ______ or older and women
who are _____ or older if they have at least one other risk factor - Answer 45;55
Which weight- loss drug increases the release of norepinephrine? - Answer phentermine
Moderate intensity physical activity is characterized by - Answer ability to have a
conversation
The American College of Sports Medicine recommendations for cardiorespiratory
fitness include exercising _______ - Answer 5-7 days per week
The American College of Sports Medicine recommendations for strength training
include exercsing _____ - Answer 2-3 nonconsecutive days per week
The ability of muscles to do work against resistance defines muscle_____ - Answer
strength
Cardiac output = ________ stroke volume x heart rate
, The rate at which a specific amount of work is done describes muscle _____ _______
Power
Energy from the phosphagen system declines after _________ seconds
10 seconds
The aerobic system can sustain a moderate intensity exercise for _________ minutes
more than 20 minutes
To ensure optimum carbohydrate intake, sports nutrition experts recommend
_____grams of carbohydrate per hour during prolonged events -Answer 30-60
Protein supplies roughly ____of the total fuel utilized both at rest and during exercise
-Answer 10%
Most investigators consider sports anemia to be _____ -Answer an adaptive, temporary
response to endurance training
After exercise, a person should drink ______ of fluid for every pound of body weight lost -
Answer 2 or more cups
Which symptom(s) is/are suspicious for hypothermia? - Answer slow breathing and slow
heart rate
A physically active person should consume about ____ of his or her total kcalories in
carbohydrates - Answer 60-70%
The toxic side effects of ________, not limited to, include extreme aggression and
hostility, heart disease, and liver damage - Answer anabolic steroids
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