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Nutrition | Questions & Answers |
Grade A | 100% Correct - Portage
Learning
Energy balance and weight control, behavior modification, physical
exercise.
Question:
True or false
For patients who are overweight, they must work to control calories, increased
physical activity and have behavior modification
Answer:
True
,Question:
Which of the below would be a sound dietary suggestion to help an
underweight person gain weight
Answer:
Add healthy fats to meals
Question:
Which of the following is NOT a reason why being underweight is
detrimental to females
Answer:
increase longevity
Question:
Is the Paleo diet a fad diet? List at least 3 pieces of evidence to support your
answer.
Based on the description of the diet, what type of diet does it fit?
Answer:
1. Yes: restricts multiple food groups, endorsed by celebrities and an expensive
cure all
2. Low carbohydrates because of the grain restrictions
,Question:
Energy Balance
Answer:
When ones energy intake is equal to the amount of energy lost. Number of
calories ingested is equal to number of calories burned
Question:
positive energy balance
Answer:
More calories consumed than expanded. Certain periods where we need to
consume more like pregnancy growth or childhood and adolescence
Question:
Hyperplasia
Answer:
Increase in number of fat cells often during periods of growth like
adolescence or pregnancy
, Question:
Hypertrophy
Answer:
Increase in size of fat cells during periods of low growth and maintenance like
adulthood
Question:
negative energy balance
Answer:
Less calories consumed than calories expanded. Mostly intentional in adults
but can occur during illness or trauma or burn injury
Question:
Two major components of energy expenditure
Answer:
basal metabolic rate and physical activity