PNVN 1521 QUIZ #3 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. define energy expenditure: the amount of energy someone uses to maintain essential bodily functions
2. give 3 examples of essential bodily functions:
respiration circulation
digestion
3. what is basal energy expenditure?: the amount of energy needed by the body for the maintenance
of life when a person is at complete rest
4. what is used interchangeably with basal energy expenditure?: resting energy expen-
diture
5. what is the basal energy expenditure expressed in?: kilocalories
6. how is basal energy expenditure measured for men?: 1 kcal x kg body weight x 24 hours
7. how is basal energy expenditure measured for women?: 0.9 kcal x kg body weight x 24
hours
8. when should basal energy expenditure be measured?: if a group of individuals are going
on a backpacking trip and they need to figure out how much food they need to bring
9. what does the basal energy expenditure not incorporate?: age, height, activity level,
and fitness
10. is everyones basal energy expenditure measurement accurate?: no
11. what should be done if there is an energy imbalance?: decrease kcal intake and increase
energy output through physical exercise
12. what is it called when all components of energy expenditure are included?-
: total energy expenditure
13. define distorted body image: when one thinks that they look fat, but they are really malnour-
ished/skinny
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, 14. what is another word for distorted body image?: body dysmorphia
15. when someone struggles with distorted body image what does it lead to?: -
anorexia nervosa
16. is anorexia nervosa more common in teenage girls or boys?: girls
17. what are 3 health problems that usually go hand and hand with obesity?: hy-
pertension
type 2
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1. define energy expenditure: the amount of energy someone uses to maintain essential bodily functions
2. give 3 examples of essential bodily functions:
respiration circulation
digestion
3. what is basal energy expenditure?: the amount of energy needed by the body for the maintenance
of life when a person is at complete rest
4. what is used interchangeably with basal energy expenditure?: resting energy expen-
diture
5. what is the basal energy expenditure expressed in?: kilocalories
6. how is basal energy expenditure measured for men?: 1 kcal x kg body weight x 24 hours
7. how is basal energy expenditure measured for women?: 0.9 kcal x kg body weight x 24
hours
8. when should basal energy expenditure be measured?: if a group of individuals are going
on a backpacking trip and they need to figure out how much food they need to bring
9. what does the basal energy expenditure not incorporate?: age, height, activity level,
and fitness
10. is everyones basal energy expenditure measurement accurate?: no
11. what should be done if there is an energy imbalance?: decrease kcal intake and increase
energy output through physical exercise
12. what is it called when all components of energy expenditure are included?-
: total energy expenditure
13. define distorted body image: when one thinks that they look fat, but they are really malnour-
ished/skinny
1/
12
, 14. what is another word for distorted body image?: body dysmorphia
15. when someone struggles with distorted body image what does it lead to?: -
anorexia nervosa
16. is anorexia nervosa more common in teenage girls or boys?: girls
17. what are 3 health problems that usually go hand and hand with obesity?: hy-
pertension
type 2
diabet
es
heart
disea
se
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12
