NS 1410 PRACTICE EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTION RATED A+
✔✔How many calories have to be burned to lose 1 pound in one week? - ✔✔3,500
calories
✔✔What are the 2 theories behind obesity? (just names, not description) - ✔✔Thrifty
Gene Theory and Set-Point Theory
✔✔Thrifty Gene Theory - ✔✔-Proposes that gene(s) cause people to be energetically
thrifty, expend less energy than others, and therefore gain weight
-A specific gene for this has not been identified
✔✔Set-Point Theory - ✔✔Proposes that each person's weight stays within a small
range (a set point), and that the body compensates for changes in energy balance and
keeps a person's weight at his/her set point
✔✔Recommended Weight Loss Rate - ✔✔No more than 1-2 pounds per week
✔✔Recommended Weight Loss Method - ✔✔-Moderate-fat, high-carbohydrate,
moderate-protein diet
-Promotes gradual weight loss (1-2 pounds per week)
-Effective in weight loss
✔✔Weight Loss Equation - ✔✔Eat fewer calories + Increase activity = Weight Loss
✔✔Fad Diets - ✔✔Fads that do NOT result in long-term, healthful weight changes
✔✔Recommendations for Weight Gain - ✔✔-Eat 500-1,000 extra kcal/day
-Eat frequently throughout the day
-Maintain a balanced diet
-Limit fat intake
-Avoid tobacco
-Exercise regularly with resistance training
✔✔Who is eligible for weight loss surgeries? - ✔✔Only people who are morbidly obese
✔✔Common complications of weight loss surgeries - ✔✔-Dumping Syndrome (when
food moves from stomach to small bowel too quickly)
-Fat Malabsorption
-B-12 and Iron deficiency
✔✔Types of Weight Loss Medications - ✔✔Meridia (Sibtramine) and Xenical (Orlistat)
, ✔✔Method of Action of Meridia (Sibtramine) - ✔✔Decreases appetite by altering brain
neurotransmitters
✔✔Side Effects of Meridia (Sibtramine) - ✔✔Increased blood pressure, dry mouth,
anorexia, constipation, insomnia, dizziness, and nausea
✔✔Method of Action of Xenical (Orlistat) - ✔✔Inhibits pancreatic lipase and decreases
fat absorption
✔✔Side Effects of Xenical (Orlistat) - ✔✔Abdominal pain, fatty and loose stools, leaky
stools, flatulence, and decreased absorption of fat-soluble nutrients such as vitamins E
and D
✔✔Example of a Xenical/Orlistat - ✔✔Alli (over the counter orlistat)
✔✔Components of Physical Fitness - ✔✔-Flexibility
-Musculoskeletal Fitness and Endurance (and strength)
-Cardiorespiratory Fitness
✔✔Factors that determine a sound fitness program - ✔✔-Meets your personal goals
-Includes variety and consistency
-Appropriately overloads the body
-Includes a warm-up and cool-down period
✔✔Benefits of Physical Activity - ✔✔Reduces the risk of:
-Heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure
-Obesity
-Osteoporosis
-Colon cancer
-Type 2 diabetes
✔✔Percentage of people who are active in the U.S. - ✔✔Roughly 50%
✔✔FIT Principle - ✔✔*F*requency
*I*ntensity
*T*ime of Activity
*T*ype of Activity
✔✔Overload Principle - ✔✔Additional physical demands on the body to improve fitness
(too much physical exertion is not recommended. the FIT principle can help determine
appropriate overload)
✔✔What fuel is used during high-intensity activities? - ✔✔Carbohydrates
SOLUTION RATED A+
✔✔How many calories have to be burned to lose 1 pound in one week? - ✔✔3,500
calories
✔✔What are the 2 theories behind obesity? (just names, not description) - ✔✔Thrifty
Gene Theory and Set-Point Theory
✔✔Thrifty Gene Theory - ✔✔-Proposes that gene(s) cause people to be energetically
thrifty, expend less energy than others, and therefore gain weight
-A specific gene for this has not been identified
✔✔Set-Point Theory - ✔✔Proposes that each person's weight stays within a small
range (a set point), and that the body compensates for changes in energy balance and
keeps a person's weight at his/her set point
✔✔Recommended Weight Loss Rate - ✔✔No more than 1-2 pounds per week
✔✔Recommended Weight Loss Method - ✔✔-Moderate-fat, high-carbohydrate,
moderate-protein diet
-Promotes gradual weight loss (1-2 pounds per week)
-Effective in weight loss
✔✔Weight Loss Equation - ✔✔Eat fewer calories + Increase activity = Weight Loss
✔✔Fad Diets - ✔✔Fads that do NOT result in long-term, healthful weight changes
✔✔Recommendations for Weight Gain - ✔✔-Eat 500-1,000 extra kcal/day
-Eat frequently throughout the day
-Maintain a balanced diet
-Limit fat intake
-Avoid tobacco
-Exercise regularly with resistance training
✔✔Who is eligible for weight loss surgeries? - ✔✔Only people who are morbidly obese
✔✔Common complications of weight loss surgeries - ✔✔-Dumping Syndrome (when
food moves from stomach to small bowel too quickly)
-Fat Malabsorption
-B-12 and Iron deficiency
✔✔Types of Weight Loss Medications - ✔✔Meridia (Sibtramine) and Xenical (Orlistat)
, ✔✔Method of Action of Meridia (Sibtramine) - ✔✔Decreases appetite by altering brain
neurotransmitters
✔✔Side Effects of Meridia (Sibtramine) - ✔✔Increased blood pressure, dry mouth,
anorexia, constipation, insomnia, dizziness, and nausea
✔✔Method of Action of Xenical (Orlistat) - ✔✔Inhibits pancreatic lipase and decreases
fat absorption
✔✔Side Effects of Xenical (Orlistat) - ✔✔Abdominal pain, fatty and loose stools, leaky
stools, flatulence, and decreased absorption of fat-soluble nutrients such as vitamins E
and D
✔✔Example of a Xenical/Orlistat - ✔✔Alli (over the counter orlistat)
✔✔Components of Physical Fitness - ✔✔-Flexibility
-Musculoskeletal Fitness and Endurance (and strength)
-Cardiorespiratory Fitness
✔✔Factors that determine a sound fitness program - ✔✔-Meets your personal goals
-Includes variety and consistency
-Appropriately overloads the body
-Includes a warm-up and cool-down period
✔✔Benefits of Physical Activity - ✔✔Reduces the risk of:
-Heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure
-Obesity
-Osteoporosis
-Colon cancer
-Type 2 diabetes
✔✔Percentage of people who are active in the U.S. - ✔✔Roughly 50%
✔✔FIT Principle - ✔✔*F*requency
*I*ntensity
*T*ime of Activity
*T*ype of Activity
✔✔Overload Principle - ✔✔Additional physical demands on the body to improve fitness
(too much physical exertion is not recommended. the FIT principle can help determine
appropriate overload)
✔✔What fuel is used during high-intensity activities? - ✔✔Carbohydrates
