Fat And Muscle Flashcards
Which of the following is more effective for weight loss?
Exercising more or eating less
Eating less
Who is more likely to live longer, someone who is fat and fit or someone who is lean and unfit?
Someone who is fat and fit
Why is someone who is fat and fit more likely to live longer than someone who is lean and unfit?
Because fitness is protective
Which kind of muscle mass is the largest glucose sink?
Skeletal muscle mass
Does someone who is obese have more or less muscle mass and why?
They have more muscle mass as the more fat mass you have the more muscle mass you need to carry it
What is fat mass an insulator for?
Kidney and heat
Which kind of hormones does fat mass metabolise?
Sex hormones and metabolic hormones
What does fat mass increase?
The energy cost of work
Why is protein not an effective form of energy storage?
Because it needs to go to the liver and makes substrates that can be used by the body
What is the most dominant fuel in exercise?
Fat mass
During exercise, what do fat cells provide muscle cells with and how does this happen?
Fat cells provide muscle cells with energy and are broken down into fatty acids to be transported to muscle cells
Which kind of people are able to use more fat mass?
Those who are more aerobically trained
What is a factor that some sports promote with minimising fat?
That it will maximise endurance
Define amenorrhea and how it happens
When females lose their periods due to weight loss
What are the potential long term impacts of a women having amenorrhea?
Long term reproductive problems
