BIOD 121 - Essentials in Nutrition Module 3 questions
with verified answers
1 pound is what in calories: Ans✓✓✓ 3500 calories
android obesity (apple) Ans✓✓✓ persons with greater proportion of fat in upper
body, especially in abdomen
Anthropometrics Ans✓✓✓ The aspect of ergonomics that deals with body
measurements, particularly those of size, strength and physical capacity.
Anthropometrics estimates a person's percentage of fat by: Ans✓✓✓ using a
caliper
bariatrics Ans✓✓✓ the branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and
control of obesity and associated diseases
Behavior modification: Ans✓✓✓ the use of operant-conditioning techniques to
eliminate unwanted behaviors and replace them with desirable ones
Bioelectrical impedance estimates a person's body: Ans✓✓✓ by measuring the
degree of resistance to an electrical flow
Bioelectrical impedance: Ans✓✓✓ is another way to measure body fat in which
an instrument is connected to the body that sends an electric current to it; it
assesses your body composition, the measurement of body fat in relation to lean
body mass
, BMI - healthy range: Ans✓✓✓ 19-24.9
BMI - obese range: Ans✓✓✓ greater than 30
BMI - overweight range: Ans✓✓✓ 25-29.99
BMI - underweight range: Ans✓✓✓ less than 18.5
Body fat levels of 24% or higher in males or 35% or higher in females indicate:
Ans✓✓✓ obesity
Body Mass Index (BMI) Ans✓✓✓ An improved measurement of body fat relation
to one's height and weight
Brown fat cells Ans✓✓✓ a tissue in the neck and between the shoulders that is
specialized for rapid heat production; it is found more in children and infants
Chain breaking: Ans✓✓✓ Breaking the link between two or more behaviors that
encourage overeating, such as snacking while watching television.
Characteristics of a fad diet Ans✓✓✓ Promise fast weight loss
Limit nutrients/food groups
Ads include celebrity endorsements
Products are sol along with diet
Ads are critical of science
Claims are made that you don't have to change behavior
with verified answers
1 pound is what in calories: Ans✓✓✓ 3500 calories
android obesity (apple) Ans✓✓✓ persons with greater proportion of fat in upper
body, especially in abdomen
Anthropometrics Ans✓✓✓ The aspect of ergonomics that deals with body
measurements, particularly those of size, strength and physical capacity.
Anthropometrics estimates a person's percentage of fat by: Ans✓✓✓ using a
caliper
bariatrics Ans✓✓✓ the branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and
control of obesity and associated diseases
Behavior modification: Ans✓✓✓ the use of operant-conditioning techniques to
eliminate unwanted behaviors and replace them with desirable ones
Bioelectrical impedance estimates a person's body: Ans✓✓✓ by measuring the
degree of resistance to an electrical flow
Bioelectrical impedance: Ans✓✓✓ is another way to measure body fat in which
an instrument is connected to the body that sends an electric current to it; it
assesses your body composition, the measurement of body fat in relation to lean
body mass
, BMI - healthy range: Ans✓✓✓ 19-24.9
BMI - obese range: Ans✓✓✓ greater than 30
BMI - overweight range: Ans✓✓✓ 25-29.99
BMI - underweight range: Ans✓✓✓ less than 18.5
Body fat levels of 24% or higher in males or 35% or higher in females indicate:
Ans✓✓✓ obesity
Body Mass Index (BMI) Ans✓✓✓ An improved measurement of body fat relation
to one's height and weight
Brown fat cells Ans✓✓✓ a tissue in the neck and between the shoulders that is
specialized for rapid heat production; it is found more in children and infants
Chain breaking: Ans✓✓✓ Breaking the link between two or more behaviors that
encourage overeating, such as snacking while watching television.
Characteristics of a fad diet Ans✓✓✓ Promise fast weight loss
Limit nutrients/food groups
Ads include celebrity endorsements
Products are sol along with diet
Ads are critical of science
Claims are made that you don't have to change behavior
