Module 35

Question 0

The point at which an individual’s “weight thermostat” is supposedly set. When the body falls below this weight, an increase in hunger and a lowered metabolic rate may act to restore the lost weight.

Answer 0

Set point

Question 1

The form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues. When its level is low, we feel hunger.

Answer 1

Glucose

Question 2

The body’s resting rate of energy expenditure

Answer 2

Basal metabolic rate

Question 3

An eating disorder in which a normal-weight (usually an adolescent female) diets and becomes significantly (15% or more) underweight, yet, still feeling fat, continues to starve

Answer 3

Anorexia nervosa

Question 4

An eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, excessive exercise

Answer 4

Bulimia nervosa