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Which term reflects the proportions of muscle,bone,fat,and other tissue that make up a person's total body weight? 


A)  Metabolic syndrome 
B)  Body weight distribution 
C)  Body mass index 
D)  Body composition 
E)  Relative energy index

F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

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What is the first dietary objective when treating a patient with anorexia nervosa? 


A)  Stop weight loss 
B)  Eat foods with a lower energy density at first 
C)  Decrease physical activity 
D)  Eat foods with higher fiber content 
E)  Decrease fat intake

F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

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What does a bomb calorimeter measure? 


A)  How much energy the body expends during strenuous exercise 
B)  How much energy the body expends during daily activities 
C)  The potential energy in foods 
D)  Basil metabolism 
E)  How changes in the environment affect the body's hormone status

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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MATCHING -Energy expended while resting quietly


A) 22
B) 30
C) 50
D) 75
E) 3500
F) Visceral fat
G) Subcutaneous fat
H) Sleep
I) Satiety
J) Hunger
K) Malnutrition
L) Appetite
M) Ectopic fat
N) Satiation
O) Thermic effect
P) Basal metabolism
Q) Bomb calorimeter
R) Indirect calorimetry
S) Metabolic syndrome
T) Adaptive thermogenesis

U) G) and I)
V) H) and P)

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MATCHING -The BMI of a healthy weight person


A) 22
B) 30
C) 50
D) 75
E) 3500
F) Visceral fat
G) Subcutaneous fat
H) Sleep
I) Satiety
J) Hunger
K) Malnutrition
L) Appetite
M) Ectopic fat
N) Satiation
O) Thermic effect
P) Basal metabolism
Q) Bomb calorimeter
R) Indirect calorimetry
S) Metabolic syndrome
T) Adaptive thermogenesis

U) E) and F)
V) F) and O)

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Alfred is an African-American long-distance runner whose BMI classifies him as obese.Why might this be? 


A)  Blacks have a higher average height than whites. 
B)  Blacks have denser bones and higher body protein concentrations than whites. 
C)  Blacks tend to have different proportions of brown and white adipose tissue than whites. 
D)  The fat pads in blacks are situated primarily around the hips, whereas in whites the pads are primarily abdominal. 
E)  Blacks have both lower average height and higher average weight than whites.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Imagine that Tom,a 51-year-old man,breaks his foot and is non-ambulatory for 8 weeks.What term describes the increase in Tom's energy expenditures? 


A)  Febrile hyperthermia 
B)  Physical hyperthermia 
C)  Specific thermogenesis 
D)  Adaptive thermogenesis 
E)  Stress hyperthermia

F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Which of the following represents the BMI of a person classified as obese? 


A)  15 
B)  18.5 
C)  22 
D)  27 
E)  34

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following is not a metabolic activity? 


A)  Inhaling and exhaling air 
B)  Making new red blood cells via bone marrow 
C)  Chewing food 
D)  Filtering wastes through the kidneys 
E)  The heart beating 100,000 times each day

F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

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Research shows less susceptibility to health problems when excess body fat is distributed around the ________.


A)  stomach 
B)  arms and chest 
C)  hips and thighs 
D)  face and neck 
E)  shoulders

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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