front 1 Which of the following my best explain the relationship between excess body fat & higher risk for cancers of the female reproductive sytem? | back 1 Excess body fat produces more estrogen, which may promote tumor development |
front 2 Which of the following is characteristic of the eating pattern of people with bulimia nervosa? | back 2 Bing eating typically occurs after a period of strict dieting |
front 3 Which of the following is a characteristic of excess body fat that is distributed primarily around the abdomen | back 3 It is associated with increased mortality for both sexes |
front 4 What term describes the increase in energy expenditure that occurs in a person who fractures a leg? | back 4 Adaptive thermogenesis |
front 5 You are planning a diet for a hospitalized patient who cannot participate in physical activity because both of his legs are broken & he will be bedridden for 6 weeks. Which of the following would best assess the patient's energy expenditure? | back 5 Basal matabolic rate |
front 6 A person who exhibits a physiological need to eat is most likely experiencing the sensation of | back 6 hunger. |
front 7 Which of the following factors has the most influence on the body's metaboic rate? | back 7 Amount of lean body tissue |
front 8 To estimate the energy requirements of individuals, which of the following is used in the equations? | back 8 Weight |
front 9 Which of the following are all used to compute a woman's BMR? | back 9 Body weight, height & age |
front 10 What is an emetic? | back 10 A substance that induces vomiting |
front 11 Diet recommendations for people with bulimia nervosa include all of the following EXCEPT | back 11 eat cold foods to stimulate satiety. |
front 12 Intra-abdominal fat is the same as | back 12 visceral fat |
front 13 Which of the following describes an association between energy measurement & foods? | back 13 The physiological fuel value of a food is almost always lower than the energy value of that food as determined by bomb calorimetry |
front 14 Which of the following is a feature of the basal metabolic rate (BMR)? | back 14 Pregnancy increases the BMR |
front 15 External cues that may cause an obese person to respond to food tyically include all of the following EXCEPT | back 15 outdoor exercises. |
front 16 The risk for dying prematurely are doubled when the body mass index first rises above | back 16 35 |
front 17 Ben is worried that his family history of heart disease & his BMI of 28 are putting him at very high risk for developing cardiovascular disease. What would a clinician advise Ben to help lower his risk? | back 17 Lose weight as it can lower both blood cholesterol & blood pressure |
front 18 What would be the approximate weight gain of a person who consumes an excess of 500 kcalories daily for one month? | back 18 4 |
front 19 Jim is a 45 year old who eats fast food at least 3 times a week & smokes a pack of a cigarettes each day. He just had a physical examination & was told that his body mass index is 24. In what category would Jim's BMI be classified? | back 19 Healthy weight |
front 20 What is the approximate daily basal metabolism of a 110-pound woman? | back 20 1150 kcal |
front 21 What term best describes a failure of the body's cells to respond to secretion of insulin? | back 21 Insulin resistance |
front 22 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 | back 22 hips & thighs. |
front 23 Why does use of the BMI overestimate the prevalence of obesity in the African-American population? | back 23 Blacks have denser bones & higher body protein concentrations. |
front 24 What method is used to measure the amount of heat given off by the body? | back 24 Direct calorimetry |
front 25 Which of the following is a characteristic of people with anorexia nervosa? | back 25 Among those who are treated, many relapse into abnormal eating patterns |
front 26 Typical foods chosen by a person with bulimia nervosa during a binge include all of the following EXCEPT | back 26 vegetables |
front 27 In what region of the body fat associated with the highest risks for cardiovascular disease & diabetes? | back 27 Abdomen |
front 28 All of the following are characteristics related to the fat content in food EXCEPT | back 28 eating high-fat-foods typcally leads to underconsumption of kcalories. |
front 29 The yearly death toll in the United States from obesity-related diseases is estimated at | back 29 300,000. |
front 30 Which of the following is NOT a known side effect of having insufficient fat stores? | back 30 Elevated body temperature |
front 31 What is the primary reason for not including the value for adaptive thermogenesis when calculating energy requirements? | back 31 It is too variable to measure |
front 32 Which of the following is a property of specific methods used to assess body fat content? | back 32 Bombardment of the body with x-rays can differentiate between fat mass & lean body mass |
front 33 Which of the following identifies a specific food intake behavior? | back 33 A desire to eat without feelings of hunger is called appetite |
front 34 If a normal 30-year old woman has a daily energy expenditure of 2200 kcalories, what would be her expected output when she reaches 60 years of age? | back 34 1885 kcal |
front 35 Which of the following may be used to calculate the amount of energy expended by the body? | back 35 Oxygen consumed |
front 36 After consuming a very large meal, the desire to eat a slice of chocolate cake is an example of behavior known as | back 36 appetite. |
front 37 An emotionally insecure person might overeat for all of the following reasons EXCEPT | back 37 to satisfy energy needs only. |
front 38 A person who eats in response to arousal is most likely experiencing | back 38 stress eating. |
front 39 What is the main explanation for the difference in basal metabolic rates between males & females of the same body weight? | back 39 Males have a higher percentage of lean body mass |
front 40 Which of the following hormones is most responsible for signaling a satiety as well as reducing food intake during a meal? | back 40 Cholecystokinin |
front 41 Thank you for using my notecards I hope they were helpful to you, please comment & let me know your feedback & if you see any errors (I don't proof read these). | back 41 I have 2 different sets of Assessments, look out for the other if this one doesn't have the same questions you are looking for. |