Exam 2: Defining and Measuring Energy

Very low calorie "starvation" diets result in a reduced resting metabolic rate and can actually impede weight loss.

Explain to a member of a health and fitness club why severely restricting food intake is not recommended and why it may be detrimental to the goal of permanent weight loss.

Resting metabolism comprises approximately 50 percent of a sedentary person's total daily energy expenditure.

Which macronutrient has the greatest effect on the thermic effect of food?

What is bioenergetics?

Basal metabolic rate and resting metabolic rate are typically the same.

In healthy individuals, two factors known to decrease resting metabolic rate are starvation and _______________.

Standardized heart rates can be used accurately to predict energy expenditure.

Those who work with athletes, particularly endurance athletes, should use the Cunningham equation to predict RMR because it may better account for the higher amount of lean body mass in trained athletes.

The size and complexity of which device makes them unsuitable for measuring energy expenditure for short time intervals, particularly less than 30 minutes?

Which equation most accurately predicts resting metabolic rate in healthy Caucasian adults?

The terms calorie and Calorie can be used interchangeably in scientific writing.

EER is based on age, gender, weight, height, and ____.

Describe each step of a muscle contraction.

The measurement technique DLW uses ____ to determine energy expenditure.

Which factor increases resting metabolic rate by an estimated 15-25 percent?

When burned completely in a bomb calorimeter, protein foods yield, on average, ____ kcal\g.