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HOSA NUTRITION - CHAPTER 14 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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HOSA NUTRITION - CHAPTER 14 EXAMQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When more food is set before a person - Answer-when does overeating commonly
occur?
Boredom and stress - Answer-what are common external factors that trigger
overconsumption?
undereat; overeat - Answer-children who are underweight tend to undereat/overeat, and
children who are on restricted diets tend to overeat/undereat
thrifty gene - Answer-Tendency to store excess energy as body fat during times of food
scarcity
insulin resistance - Answer-what do many researchers believe that obesity is tied to?
genetics, environment, and lifestyle - Answer-what are common factors that influence
obesity?
brain - Answer-where does eating regulation occur?
leptin - Answer-an appetite-suppressing hormone involved in the maintenance of body
composition
ghrelin - Answer-a hormone from the stomach that signals the brain that it's time to eat
when calories eaten equal the number of calories burned - Answer-how is body weight
maintained?
hypothyroidism - Answer-a condition in which the thyroid gland doesn't produce enough
thyroid hormone
decreases - Answer-BMR increases/decreases as thyroid hormone decreases
31% - Answer-what percent of US adults reported engaging in regular leisure-time
physical activity?
150 minutes - Answer-for how long should one engage in light/moderate physical
activity weekly?
60 minutes - Answer-for how long should one
, sugar - Answer-many additional calories that are being consumed come from what
product?
false - Answer-T/F: Socioeconomic status does not affect obesity
obesity - Answer-having an excess amount of body fat
subcutaneous fat - Answer-fat stored directly under the skin
visceral fat - Answer-fat stored within the abdominal cavity
subcutaneous - Answer-the fat in a pear shaped body is subcutaneous/visceral
visceral - Answer-the fat in an apple shaped body is subcutaneous/visceral
pear - Answer-what kind of body shape is better, apple or pear?
18.5 - Answer-a BMI below what is considered underweight?
18.5 - 24.9 - Answer-what is the BMI range for a healthy individual?
25 - 29.9 - Answer-what is the BMI range for an overweight individual?
30 - Answer-a BMI above what is considered obesity?
Hamwi method - Answer-a formula for estimating the ideal body weight on the basis of
gender and height
chronic inflammatory disease - Answer-what kind of disease is obesity viewed as?
it measures visceral fat - Answer-why is waist circumference important?
plateau period - Answer-period in which there is no change in weight
1-2 lbs - Answer-how many lbs per week should one lose on a "healthy diet"
500-1000 cals - Answer-in order to lose 1-2 lbs/week how many calories should one
reduce their diet by?
mindful eating - Answer-paying attention to the food you are eating and enjoying its
tastes, smells, and textures
yo-yo effect - Answer-when a dieter's weight goes up and down over short periods due
to swings in eating from strict dieting to overconsumption
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