CCRP AACVPR Exam/ 72 Questions & Certified
Solutions.
What influences a person’s metabolic rate? - Answer: Exercise, gender, genetics,
age
Which is the macronutrient that provides more than twice as many calories as the
other two - Answer: Fat
Foods that raise insulin levels have... - Answer: added sugar
What are the three components of total energy expenditure? - Answer: -Thermic
effect of food
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, -resting metabolic rate
-physical activity
What percentage of thermic effect of food is composed of TEE - Answer: ~10%`
What percentage of resting metabolic rate is composed of TEE - Answer: 60-75%
What percentage of physical activity is composed of TEE - Answer: 15-30%
What has the greatest impact on a persons RMR - Answer: lean body mass
(skeletal muscle, organs, bones)
What is classified as low carb diet - Answer: less than 30 grams/day
What is classified as high protein diet - Answer: ~25-30% protein
How long does it take for a drug to hit steady state - Answer: 5-6 half lives to
reach steady state
What type of plaque is more prone to rupture and predispose to MI - Answer:
softer, less obstructive plaque
When is it recommended to repeat lipid profile and why - Answer: 4-12 weeks
after starting statin therapy to assess treatment response
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Solutions.
What influences a person’s metabolic rate? - Answer: Exercise, gender, genetics,
age
Which is the macronutrient that provides more than twice as many calories as the
other two - Answer: Fat
Foods that raise insulin levels have... - Answer: added sugar
What are the three components of total energy expenditure? - Answer: -Thermic
effect of food
Page 1 of 10
, -resting metabolic rate
-physical activity
What percentage of thermic effect of food is composed of TEE - Answer: ~10%`
What percentage of resting metabolic rate is composed of TEE - Answer: 60-75%
What percentage of physical activity is composed of TEE - Answer: 15-30%
What has the greatest impact on a persons RMR - Answer: lean body mass
(skeletal muscle, organs, bones)
What is classified as low carb diet - Answer: less than 30 grams/day
What is classified as high protein diet - Answer: ~25-30% protein
How long does it take for a drug to hit steady state - Answer: 5-6 half lives to
reach steady state
What type of plaque is more prone to rupture and predispose to MI - Answer:
softer, less obstructive plaque
When is it recommended to repeat lipid profile and why - Answer: 4-12 weeks
after starting statin therapy to assess treatment response
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