Chapter 6

Question 1

BMI above 30

Answer 1

Obesity

Question 2

BMI above 25

Answer 2

Overweight

Question 3

Characteristics of fad dieting

Answer 3

• most are low in calories
• weight loss is lean tissue
• changes are not sustainable when diet is stopped
• are not nutritionally balanced

Question 4

Basal Metabolic Rate

Answer 4

Lowest level of caloric intake necessary to sustain life

Question 5

Recommendation

Answer 5

Avoid dieting without exercise in order to maintain normal basal metabolic rate and lean body mass

Question 6

Successful monitoring of calories is enhanced through

Answer 6

• spreading food consumption out over the whole day
• having a larger meal at lunch time
• avoiding consuming the majority of calories during one meal

Question 7

2 hormones that influence weight

Answer 7

Ghrelin- stimulates appetite

Leptin - tells brain when full

Question 8

Sleep deprivation causes

Answer 8

Elevation of ghrelin

Decrease of leptin