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Energy Balance and Body Composition

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show adjustments in energy expenditure related to changes in environment such as extreme cold and to physiological events such as overfeeding, trauma, and changes in hormone status.  
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show the integrated response to the sight, smell, thought, or taste of food that initiates or delays eating.  
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show the rate of energy use for metabolism under specified conditions: It is usually expressed as kcalories per kilogram body weight per hour.  
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show the energy needed to maintain life when a body is at complete digestive, physical, and emotional rest.  
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show the proportions of muscle, bone, fat, and other tissue that make up a person’s total body weight.  
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body mass index   show
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show an instrument that measures the heat energy released when foods are burned, thus providing an estimate of the potential energy of the foods.  
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show excess fat around the trunk of the body; also called abdominal fat or upper-body fat.  
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diet-induced thermogenesis   show
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show the painful sensation caused by a lack of food that initiates food-seeking behavior.  
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show a brain center that controls activities such as maintenance of water balance, regulation of body temperature, and control of appetite.  
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inflammation   show
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show the condition in which a normal amount of insulin produces a subnormal effect in muscle, adipose, and liver cells, resulting in an elevated fasting glucose; a metabolic consequence of obesity that precedes type 2 diabetes.  
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show fat stored within the abdominal cavity in association with the internal abdominal organs, as opposed to the fat stored directly under the skin (subcutaneous fat).  
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lean body mass   show
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neuropeptide Y   show
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show overweight with adverse health effects; BMI 30 or higher.  
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overweight   show
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resting metabolic rate   show
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satiating   show
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satiation   show
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satiety   show
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thermic effect of food   show
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show the generation of heat; used in physiology and nutrition studies as an index of how much energy the body is expending.  
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show body weight below some standard of acceptable weight that is usually defined in relation to height (such as BMI); BMI below 18.5.  
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show an anthropometric measurement used to assess a person’s abdominal fat.  
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