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What is the name of an index of a person's weight in relation to height; weight classifications such as overweight and obese are based on this index?
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What is the psychological drive to find and eat?
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hunger
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appetite
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starvation
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salvation
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What hormone is produced by fat cells that decreases appetite and increases energy expenditure?
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Dopamine
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Insulin
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Gastrin
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Leptin
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What fat is stored within the abdominal cavity?
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Gynoid
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Visceral fat
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Android
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Subcutaneous fat
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Restriction of kcals will decrease what component of energy output and is the largest component of energy output?
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Body Mass Index
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Basal Metabolic Rate
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Air displacement
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Satiety
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Calipers are used for THIS type of body fat estimation.
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What is an estimation of the energy required to digest, absorb, and metabolize food?
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Calorimetry
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Thermic Effect of Food
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Basal Metabolism
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Satiety
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Fever, stress, pregnancy, and increase in lean body tissue all effect BMR in THIS way.
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does not effect BMR
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decreases BMR
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increases BMR
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What body type is associated with a tall, tin, lanky build?
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android
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gynoid
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tetroid
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molaroid
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Which type of calorimetry measures the amount of oxygen uptake by the body?
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Subtle Calorimetry
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Direct Calorimetry
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Indirect calorimetry
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Major calorimetry
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Which type of body fat distribution pattern is associated with increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and hypertension
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upper body
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lower body
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neither A/B
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both A/B
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What is a safe, reasonable rate of weight loss?
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2 lbs/week
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5 lbs/week
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10 lbs/month
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6 lbs/month
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What part of the brain is involved in food intake regulation?
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Leptin
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Ghrelin
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Hypothalamus
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None of the above
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Which of these behaviors are the common behaviors to maintain weight loss practiced by participants in the National Weight Control Registry
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eat 6 big meals every day
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high levels of physical activity
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lowfat/high carb diet
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drink alcohol twice a day
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eat breakfast
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self monitoring
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What eating disorder i associated with binging followed by purging of energy?
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diabetes
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Anorexia
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Bulimia Nervosa
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obesity
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Factors that decrease BMR
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This is the Harris Benedict Formula for men.
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Which on of these does not correctly match its function
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Sedentary (little or no exercise) : BMR x 1.2
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Lightly active (light exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : BMR x 1.557
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Very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : BMR x 1.725
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Extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : BMR x 1.9
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Satiety is the physiological drive for food
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Which is NOT true about Ghrelin?
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High levels when kcal intake is low
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Hormone made by the stomach
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Stimulates appetite & promotes energy storage
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Acts as a hormone
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Which is NOT true about Leptin?
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Protein made by adipose tissue
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Feed center, satiety center
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signals satiety when adipose stores are increasing
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signals appetite when adipose stores are decreasing
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Body mass index is NOT for everyone
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Which is NOT one of the ways to measure body fat content?
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Air displacement (BodPod)
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Bioelectrical impedance
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See your local doctor and get a checkup
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Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)
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Positive energy balance occurs when energy output surpasses energy intake.
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All of the following raise basal metabolism rate EXCEPT ________________.
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growing
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muscle mass
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fever
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starvation
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Direct calorimetry estimates energy expenditure by collecting expired air from an individual during a specified amount of time.
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Which protein produced in fat tissue regulates body weight by signaling the brain about changes in body fay stores?
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ghrelin
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leptin
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thyroid hormone
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cholecystokinin
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The most accurate method for diagnosing obesity is ______________.
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Jane's waist measurement is 35 inches. Which of the following statements about Jane's body fat distribution is correct?
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Jane is at an increased risk of developing diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease
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Jane's waist circumference indicates central body fat distribution
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Jane has a "pear" shape
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Both a and c are correct
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Both a and b are correct
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The set-point theory proposes that humans have a genetically predetermined body weight or body fat content, which the body closely regulates.
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A sound weight-loss program _______________.
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includes a wide variety of low-energy density foods
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stresses regular physical activity
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includes behavior modification to change problem behaviors
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all of the above
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The danger of low-carbohydrate diets is that they cause fast weight loss in the form of ________________.
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fat tissue
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water
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muscle
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a and b
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b and c
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Surgery to reduce stomach volume should be reserved for people who have failed at more conservative approaches to weight loss.
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Which eating disorder starts with dieting and proceeds to near-total refusal to eat?
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bulimia nervosa
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binge eating
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anorexia nervosa
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none of the above
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Bulimia nervosa is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
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refusal to eat
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secretive bingeing
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purging
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misuse of laxatives
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Binge-eating disorder is more widespread than anorexia or bulimia.