Energy Balance - Answers one's energy intake is equivalent to one's energy expended.
Positive energy balance (examples when needed) - Answers More calories are consumed than expended
- Growth Spurts
- Pregnancy
1 pound of fat is __________ Kcals - Answers 3500
Hyperlasia - Answers increase in the NUMBER of fat cells
- pregnancy
- adolescence
Hypertrophy - Answers increase in fat cell SIZE.
- periods of low growth and maintenance (adulthood)
Negative Energy Balance - Answers few calories consumed than expended
- intentional with goal of weight loss
- non-intentional from illness, trauma, healing burns
Sole source of energy intake is from _________ & ___________. (Eat & Drink) - Answers Food &
Beverages
Energy can be expended naturally via _________ Metabolism (thermic effect of food), and
______________ as well as intentionally through ____________ activity. - Answers
Basal/Thermogenesis/Physical
Two major components of energy expenditure are _________ Metabolic Rate & ___________ Activity -
Answers Basal/Physical
Basal Metabolic Rate - Answers number of calories used while in a fasting state.
- 60 to 70% of energy expenditure
- Males 1 Kcal/Kg/Hour (females 0.9)
Factors BMR is based on (9 Factors) - Answers 1. Gender
2. Lean Body Mass
3. Body Size
, 4. Temperature
5. Age
6. Nervous System
7.Activity
8. Caffeine Intake
9. Tobacco Use (SMOKING)
If someone restricts their calories too much the BMR will ___________. - Answers Decline
BMR is the body's safety mechanism to prevent ___________. As we age BMR drops ____ to _____ %
per decade - Answers Starvation/ 1 to 2
Thermo effect of food (TEF) - Answers Energy used for digestion of food. Accounts for 10% of calorie
expenditure.
- Larger meals and meals high in Protein have higher TEF
Thermogenesis (non-exercise activity thermogenesis NEAT) - Answers ability to regulate body temp and
physical activity that is involuntary such as fidgeting, maintaining posture, and shivering.
- Energy burned is small
Brown fat is found in infants below the ____________. Adults have _________ brown fat and leaner
adults have ________ than heavier adults. - Answers Collar/Little/More
Physical Activity (Expenditure % and factors) - Answers 15-40% of energy expenditure. Factors are
- body size, fitness level, actual activity
Previous generations expended _______ calories than we do today as their jobs were more physically
demanding. - Answers More
In order to maintain a healthy weight its first necessary to understand how many calories your body
requires on a _________ basis - Answers daily
Amount of energy used can be measured both __________ and ____________. - Answers Directly and
indirectly
Direct Calorimetry - Answers amount of heat given off by the body.
- Insulated chamber surrounded by thin layer of water.
- Used infrequent due to expense and complexity.