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Nutrition Ch. 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An index of a person’s weight in relation to height is called _____ | BMI |
| True or False: Hunger is a painful sensation that initiates food-seeking behavior | True |
| Fat stored directly under the skin is called _____________ fat | subcutaneous |
| Typically, women with a waist circumference greater than 35 inches, and men with a waist circumference greater than 40 inches, have a higher risk of____________ related health problems | central-obesity |
| Metabolic syndrome is a combination of risk factors which increase ______ _________ | heart disease |
| Body fat distributed around the _____ creates higher susceptibility to health problems | waist |
| Research shows less susceptibility to health problems when excess body fat is distributed around the hips and thighs | hips; thighs |
| ________ is the feeling that says “stop eating”. | Satiation |
| The basal metabolic rate is reduced/slowed during ______ | sleep |
| Lean body mass is the body _____ body fat | minus |
| The ____________ is the primary site in the brain where chemical messengers associated with hunger originate | hypothalamus |
| The psychological need to eat in response to the sight, smell, and thought of food is called __________ | appetite |
| The thermic effect of food accounts for approximately ___% of the average person’s energy expenditure each day | 10 |
| The _______ ______ of food is the estimate of energy needed to process food | thermic effect |
| ____ _______ of body fat contains approximately 3,500 kcalories. | One pound |
| Stopping weight loss is the first treatment objective when treating a person with _________ ________ | anorexia nervosa |
| Elevated fasting blood glucose, hypertension, abnormal blood lipids, and abdominal obesity are the combination of risk factors called "________ ___________" which contribute to heart disease | metabolic syndrome |
| ________ is considered the most satiating of the nutrients | protein |
| Growth is considered a factor that ______ basal metabolic rate | raises |
| Social influences are considered a “________” influence upon eating | cognitive |
| True or False: To compute a woman’s basal metabolic rate (BMR) requires using body weight, height, and age | True |
| The __________ is primary center for appetite control | hypothalamus |
| The combination of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis is called the _________ ________ _______ | female athlete triad |
| A relatively new food practice that uses restrictive diets, ritualized eating patterns, and rigid food avoidance is called _________ _________ | orthorexia nervosa |
| Fat stored within the abdominal cavity is called _________ ____ | visceral fat |
| The proportion of muscle, bone, fat, and other tissues that make up a person’s body weight is called ______ ____________ | body composition |
| After eating a large holiday meal, and still wanting a slice of pie for dessert is described as __________ | appetite |
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