Ch. 15: Weight Management

Question 1

What is the healthy BMI range?

Answer 1

18.5-24.9

Question 2

What is a downside to declaring obesity a medical disease?

Answer 2

Could encourage more use of drugs/medical procedures to address the epidemic rather than encouraging healthy lifestyles

Question 3

Losing as little as %-% of body weight can be lifesaving

Answer 3

5%-10%

Question 4

___is the desire to eat food weather or not there is physical hunger; psychological

Answer 4

Appetite

Question 5

____ is the state of being satisfied during a meal, inhibiting the ability to eat more food

Answer 5

Satiation

Question 6

____ is the feeling of “fullness” after the consumption of food

Answer 6

Satiety

Question 7

Which region of the brain responds to hormones that stimulate satiety?

Answer 7

Ventromedial nucleus

Question 8

Which region of the brain responds to hormones that stimulate hunger?

Answer 8

Lateral Hypothalamus

Question 9

What are the two ways that fat cells grow?

Answer 9

Hypertrophy
Hyperplasia

Question 10

Which method of fat cell growth involves expanding to store more fat?

Answer 10

Hypertrophy

Question 11

Which method of fat cell growth involves stimulating the production of more fat cells?

Answer 11

Hyperplasia

Question 12

_____ are specific genes involved in the body’s response to certain nutrients, such as absorption, storage, and breakdown of dietary fat.

Answer 12

Nutrigenomics

Question 13

What kind of diet should one avoid to lose weight healthily?

Answer 13

fad diets

Question 14

What kind of proteins should be added to meals to lose weight?

Answer 14

Lean protein

Question 15

Why would one incorporate unsaturated fat into the diet when they’re trying to lose weight?

Answer 15

Fat slows the movement out of the stomach

Question 16

Adding ___ kcals in addition to daily energy intake can help add one lb of extra body weight per week.

Answer 16

500 kcals

Question 17

What kind of fats should be avoided in both weight loss and weight gain?

Answer 17

Saturated fats

Question 18

____-dense foods should be incorporated into the diet when trying to gain weight

Answer 18

Energy-dense