Nutrition Chapter 9

What is the classification of a person who is 6 feet 4 inches tall and 202 lbs?

All of the following are features of fat cell metabolism in men and women EXCEPT?

Which of the following is a characteristic of fat cell development?

Which of the following is a feature of the lipoprotein lipase enzyme?

Which of the following describe the behavior of fat cells EXCEPT?

Which of the following is known to promote fat storage in adipocytes?

Tom was overweight when he was 13. During puberty he continued to gain weight steadily until age 23 when he decided to lose weight. Tom successfully lost 50 lbs. Which of the following most likely happened to Tom's fat cells?

In the quest for achieving desirable body weight adults have control over all the following except?

Obesity resulting from an increase in the SIZE of fat cells is termed?

Obesity resulting from an increase in the NUMBER of fat cells is termed?

The most likely explanation for why women readily store fat around the hips whereas men store fat around the abdomen is gender differences in?

Which of the following defines the body's set point?

Adverse effects on organs such as the liver from the presence of excess body fat is known as?

On which organ or tissue does lepton primarily act?

What is Prader-Willi Syndrome?

Which of the following is known to cause a reduction in fat cell number in mice?

Which of the following is a feature of leptin?

Which of the following is a feature of ghrelin?

What are the observed effects of sleep deprivation on leptin and ghrelin?

All of the following are hormones that promote satiety except?

What serves as the body's chief storage site for lipids?

Compared with non obese people, obese people have a lower?

At any given time, what percentage of all US women are attempting to lose weight?

What is the primary reason that laxatives are generally not effective agents for losing weight?

What is the principal reason the FDA has banned the sale of products containing ephedrine?

Clinically sever obesity is also known as?

Bariatrics is a field of medicine that specializes in the treatment of?

What is the primary action of orlistat a weight loss drug?

The drug sibutramine reduces appetite by affecting?

All of the following are characteristics of the results of weight loss surgery except?

All of the following ar sensible guidelines for diet plans except?

What is a sage rate of weight loss on a long term basis for most overweight people?

The feeling of satiety from weight loss diets is best achieved by food rich in?

Upon beginning a meal the satiety signal in the body is sent after a lag time of about?

What is the best approach to weight loss?

Which of the following is a feature of the body's response to engaging in physical activity?

Approximately how many kCals per week should be expended in physical activity in order to maintain a weight loss?

Approximately what percentage of US adults are classified as underweight?

The classification of underweight is defined when the BMI first drops below?

Of the following, which is not among the recommended strategies for weight gain in an underweight person?

All of the following are characteristics of insulin in the body except?

Adverse side effects of typical low carb diets include all of the following except?

All of the following are features of high protein diets except?

What is the primary reason for the weight loss that accompanies high protein diets?

Which of the following is characteristic of dieting and ketosis?