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Nutrition Chapter 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Overweight people have a harder time sleeping. | True. |
| Being skinny is always healthy. | False. |
| One of the best ways to tell if you are at a healthy weight is to compare yourself to celebrities. | False. |
| Fat around the hips is as unhealthy as fat stored around the waist. | False. |
| The number of calories you burn daily is affected by your body size. | True. |
| Your body weight is affected by your genes and your environment. | True. |
| Eating more vegetables and fruits can help you lose weight. | True. |
| The nutrient that has the most effect on satiety is fat. | False. |
| Disordered eating and eating disorders are the same thing. | False. |
| Eating disorders can be fatal. | True. |
| A person weighing ___ or more pounds than his or her healthy weight is considered obese. | 25 |
| A Body Mass Index (BMI) over 25 is considered to be: | Overweight |
| An average healthy woman between the ages of 20 and 49 carries ____ percent of her weight as body fat. | 22-26 |
| The best way to measure visceral body fat is by: | Waist measurement |
| The amount of calories used by the thermic effect of a 2,400 calorie meal is about: | 240 calories |
| For an average person, the largest portion of energy needs is determined by: | BMR |
| Body fat and liver glycogen are broken down when energy balance is: | Negative |
| As fat stores increase, this is the hormone produced in the fat tissue signaling a decrease in hunger. | Leptin |
| Jason wants to lose 10 pounds of body fat by increasing his physical exercise. How many calories would he need to burn off to achieve his goal? | 35,000 |
| For effective weight loss, a good diet strategy would focus on eating: | More fruits and veg |
| A reasonable weight loss goal for an overweight man who weighs 240 pounds is: | 4 pounds per month |
| A recommended strategy for an underweight person to gain weight is to: | Consume mixed nuts for snacks |
| The condition that is characterized by self-starvation is called: | Anorexia nervosa |
| A method of purging used by those with bulimia nervosa is: | Excessive exercising, Self-induced vomiting & Fasting |
| Which of the following is not a typical health consequence occurring with bulimia nervosa? | Lanugo |
| The major health consequences of this eating disorder are those associated with obesity. | Binge eating disorder |
| The factor that most affects the BMR is: | Lean body mass |