Chapter 8

About ____________________ of the energy the average person expends in a day supports the body's basal metabolism.

The amount of energy in a 1000-kcalorie meal that is expended as specific dynamic activity

Why might the measurement of the resting metabolic rate in a person be somewhat higher than her basal metabolic rate?

According to much research, what is a characteristic of excess body fat that is distributed primarily around the abdomen?

What is a characteristic of excess intra-abdominal fat?

Energy needed to maintain the body at rest

Irritating sensation that initiates thoughts of food

Which process best describes thermogenesis?

What is the main explanation for the difference in basal metabolic rates between males and females of the same body weight?

What is a common method used to assess body fat?

After a meal, the feeling of ____________________ continues to suppress hunger and allows a person to not eat again for a while.

Eating in response to arousal

What is the ideal range of body fat content for women between 20 and 39 years of age?

Which factor has the most influence on the body's metabolic rate?

Eating in response to the time of day

What term describes the increase in energy expenditure that occurs in a person who fractures a leg?

The amount of energy that the body derives from foods is known as the ____.​

What is the approximate body mass index of a woman who is 5'5" and 125 lbs?

____________________ refers to 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.

What would be the approximate weight gain of a person who consumes an excess of 500 kcalories daily for one month?

Technique used to measure the amount of oxygen consumed when a food burns

Approximate number of kcalories in 2 pounds of body fat

Maximum thermic effect of alcohol as percentage

Approximate number of kcalories per minute expended by a person with a total daily energy need of 2900 kcalories

Term that describes the energy needed to process food

An individual with a BMI of less than ____________________ is said to be underweight.

As receptors in the stomach stretch and hormones such as cholecystokinin become active and prompt a person to stop eating, the person experiences ____________________.

A person is at high risk for signs of illness and diminished work capacity when the BMI first drops below ____.​

Changes in energy expenditure consequent to changes in environment

What fraction of the day's energy expenditure of the average person is represented by the basal metabolism?​

Lower range of body fat percentage in normal-weight men

There is a high risk of obesity-related health problems when a man's waist circumference begins to exceed ____.​

Among the following groups, which has the highest metabolic rate?​

____________________ refers to the energy (kcalories) consumed from foods and beverages compared with the energy expended through metabolic processes and physical activities.

What method is used to measure the amount of heat given off by the body?​

If a dancer and a typist are the same height and have the exact same body build, the dancer will be heavier because she has ____.​

Visceral fat is stored chiefly ____.​

The desire to eat a slice of chocolate cake after consuming a very large meal best illustrates which state?​

What is a consequence of losing excess body weight?​

Body mass index of an adult of 180 lbs and 5 ft 11 in

High-fat foods stimulate the appetite mostly because they ____.​

Synonymous with the thermic effect of food

The nerve signals and chemical messengers associated with hunger originate and act primarily in the brain structure called the ____________________.

A feeling of fullness after eating

Which statement is true of body mass index?

The weight of a body minus the fat content is known as the ____.​

What is a feature of the basal metabolic rate (BMR)?​

The brain chemical neuropeptide Y is known to specifically enhance the craving for ____.​

An individual with a BMI of ____________________ or more is said to be obese.

A factor that raises basal metabolism

Jacki, who has a sedentary lifestyle, is 5'5" tall and weighs 165 lbs. She calculated her BMI to be 27.5. She recognizes that her body weight is unhealthy and vows to improve her eating habits and begin a regular program of physical fitness. Her goal is to achieve a BMI of 22. Approximately how much weight (lbs) must she lose?​

According to much research, in what region of the body is the storage of excess body fat associated with the highest risks for cardiovascular disease?​

Technique used to measure the amount of heat given off when a food burns

Response to the smell of favorite food

Research in obese people seems to show that there is less susceptibility to health problems provided that the excess body fat is distributed around the ____.​

What is a significant factor associated with the interpretation of body composition values?​

To assess body weight, health-care professionals most easily use BMI and ____.​

A factor that lowers basal metabolism

Which of the following defines central obesity?​

Within what range would a young women with 30% body fat and young men with 20% body fat be found?​

What is the most satiating macronutrient?

Which statement correctly identifies a specific food intake behavior?​

An index of a person's weight in relation to height is called ____.

The day after Thanksgiving, you and your sisters are feeling hungry and want to eat leftovers before going shopping. Which food would most readily satisfy the feeling of hunger?​

Among the following, which has the greatest power to suppress hunger?​

What is the range of body fat content for normal-weight men 20-39 years of age?​

Which hormone is most responsible for signaling satiety as well as reducing food intake during a meal?​

_____ is second only to _____ in causing premature deaths.​

Which measurement may be used to calculate the amount of energy expended by the body?​

____________________ is an estimation of the energy required to process food (digest, absorb, transport, metabolize, and store ingested nutrients);

Which measurement can be used to gauge the amount of a person's abdominal fat?​

The percentage decline in basal metabolism per decade of adult life

The number of kcalories that the body derives from a food is termed its ____________________.

Which measurements are all used to compute a woman's BMR?​

A high risk of weight-related health problems is seen in women whose waist circumference begins to exceed ____.​

Which process best describes thermogenesis?​

____________________ refers to 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.

What would be the approximate weight gain of a person who consumes an excess of 500 kcalories daily for one month?​

What best explains the relationship between excess body fat and higher risk for cancers of the female reproductive system?​

What term best describes a failure of the body's cells to respond to secretion of insulin?​

What is a characteristic of excess intra-abdominal fat?​

For every decade after early adulthood, what is the percentage decrease in BMR?​