#12 Obesity and Weight Loss Maintenance

Question 1

hCG diet

Answer 1

hCG stands for human Chorionic Gonadotropin, a hormone that supports the normal development of an egg in a woman’s ovary. The hypothesis is that hCG injections suppress appetite and regulate hunger while on a 500 kcal per day diet, eating only two meals per day (lunch and dinner)

Question 2

The RQ for carbohydrate oxidation is

Answer 2

1

Question 3

fat oxidation the RQ is

Answer 3

0.7

Question 4

RQ

Answer 4

respiratory quotient (RQ) can be calculated (RQ=CO2:O2

Question 5

Fat vs. Carbohydrate overfeeding

Answer 5

fat overfeeding led to 91-95% of excess energy being stored

CHO overfeeding led to 77-83% of excess energy being stored

Question 6

Which has a greater priority for CHO oxidation? fat or carbs?

Answer 6

carbs