Count Calories? Flashcards

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1
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Your weight can fluctuate _ lbs a day (range)

A

2-6

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2
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We are often heavier in the

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Evening

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3
Q

_ can cause water retention SA

A

Salt

Alcohol

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4
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_ can cause water retention MM

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Menstruation

Medication

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5
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One study found that weight is highest during

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The weekend

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6
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Best day to weigh _ morning before consuming anything

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Wednesday

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7
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On a smart scale that detects body fat from electrical current (mishap)

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If you are dehydrated, it can overestimate body fat

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8
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when and how we eat effects (2)

A

Mental health

Physical health

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9
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It is healthy to eat meals at

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Same time each day

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10
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Consuming greater proportions of food earlier in the day May benefit (2)

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Inflammation

Improved stress resistance

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11
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Appetite and energy exposure follow the

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Circadian rhythm

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12
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Circadian rhythm def

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Body clock that regulates wake, sleep, other.

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13
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May also have an effect on circadian rhythm

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Timing of meals

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14
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Aligning meals with sleep cycle can improve

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Health

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15
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Aligning meals with sleep cycle can limit

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Weight gain

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16
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Eating while sitting upright in a chair allows

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Stomach to empty, helping digestion

17
Q

Apple offers slow release (2)

A

Carbs

Fiber

18
Q

Satiety refers to

A

Feeling full

19
Q

Satiation refers to

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Feeling satisfied

20
Q

What you eat affects balance of _ hormones (2)

A

Hunger

Satiety

21
Q

Food makes changes to level of _ hormones

A

Gut

22
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Changes in gut hormones impact _ and the signals they transmit in the body

A

Metabolites in blood

23
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Homeostatic hunger def

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Physical feeling of wanting to eat caused by need for energy

24
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Hedonic hunger def

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Desire to eat for pleasure

25
Q

Tasty food causes brain to

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Release pleasure hormones like dopamine

26
Q

_ factors effect balance between hunger hormones (2)

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Physiological

Emotional

27
Q

_ also impacts hunger hormones

A

Tiredness

28
Q

_ suppresses appetite

A

Cortisol

29
Q

In chronic stress _ enhances appetite

A

Cortisol

30
Q

A diet rich in _ suppresses ghrelin

A

Fiber

31
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A diet high in _ suppresses ghrelin

A

Protein