KIN334 Midterm Flashcards
What are the 2 components of energy balance?
Energy intake and Energy expenditure
What are the 3 types of Energy Expenditure?
RMR (resting metabolic rate)
TEF (thermic effect of food)
EEA (energy expenditure of activity)
What is energy intake?
Macronutrients ingested/absorbed
What is the unit of energy for food?
Calorie
What is a kcal?
kg calorie – energy needed to increase the temperature of 1kg of water by 1˚C (1000 cal)
How do you measure energy intake?
Direct calorimeter: Burn food in the bomb calorimeter and see the increase in water temperature
What is the Atwood factor?
System that gives energy values to food.
o Estimate of available / metabolizable energy
o Energy value from heat of combustion (bomb calorimeter) corrected for energy losses in digestion, absorption and excretion
What is the Atwood factor for CHO?
4kcal/g
What is the Atwood factor for PRO?
4kcal/g
What is the Atwood factor for FAT?
9kcal/g
What is the Atwood factor for Ethanol?
7kcal/g
Which macronutrient has the lowest coefficient of digestibility?
Proteins
Why does protein have the lowest coefficient of digestibility?
15-19% of protein is nitrogen which doesn’t provide energy (~20%)
What is nitrogen excreted as?
Urea
What lowers energy availability (3)?
- Protein: ~20% of protein is nitrogen, excreted as urea
- Insoluble fibre: does not change inside the body, so the body cannot absorb it: 0 Kcals/g
- Soluble fibre: is partially fermented (variable) provides some energy when broken down/absorbed
For %DV on food labels, what is considered low?
5% or less
For %DV on food labels, what is considered high?
20% or more
For the oxidative hierarchy, what is the order or macronutrients and how are they stored?
Alcohol - not stored
Carbs - glycogen
Protein - body protein
Fats - adipose tissue
What is the oxidative hierarchy?
An indicator of the fuel’s dominance within metabolic pathways
What is the oxidative hierarchy based on?
The body’s storage capacity for different substrates and their role in ensuring survival
What drives the oxidation of fat?
CHO metabolism
What drives the oxidation of fat?
CHO metabolism
What macronutrient is the primary source of energy for the brain?
CHO
Where are the glycogen stores in the body?
In the liver and muscle
What is the RER for CHO? FAT?
RER = 1.0 and 0.7
Which 2 types of energy intakes are tightly controlled?
CHO and PRO
Increased protein intake leads to?
Increased protein oxidation
How is dietary fat transported?
Plasma chylomicrons, with the FA’s found in TG’s cleared by adipose tissue (enzyme: LPL)
What is the obligatory requirement for fat oxidation?
Small
Increased fat in a meal does NOT mean
does not mean increased fat oxidization
What does alcohol suppress?
Other fuel oxidation
What macronutrient has no storage capacity?
Alcohol (toxin)
What macronutrient intake is tightly coupled with oxidation?
Alcohol
What is the oxidative hierarchy?
The hierarchy governing the order of fuel combustion:
Alcohol burned first because there is no storage capacity.
Excess consumption of protein or CHO results in an autoregulatory increase in their oxidation.
Fat oxidation is last.
From an energy expenditure perspective, does it matter if you absorb kcals from fat vs. CHO?
When in energy balance – NO!
* Fat oxidation is suppressed as CHO oxidation is increased.
* As CHO oxidation drops, fat oxidation will increase
What are the effects of absorbing kcals from fat vs. CHO in energy balance?
EE is similar, but RQ does change to reflect which macronutrients are being metabolised
Which macronutrient is driving fuel selection?
CHO
Where does excess fat go if not metabolized?
Storage in adipose tissue
From an energy expenditure (EE) perspective would it matter if you absorb kcals from fat vs. CHO?
In normal circumstance (balance), it would not have a meaningful direct impact total EE, but it could influence respiratory quotient.
Does the macronutrient source matter?
Yes! Storage of fat as body fat is very efficient! If it has the opportunity to store, it will!
What is the estimated efficiency of fat storage as new tissue?
0.96
How much of TDEE is Resting metabolic rate (RMR)
~60-75%
Low variability
How much of TDEE is Thermic effect of food (TEF) (aka “DIT”)
~10%
How much of TDEE is Energy expenditure for activity (EEA) [thermic effect of exercise (TEE) + Non exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT)]
~15-30++ % of TDEE
Highly variable
What are 3 ways to estimate TDEE? Maybe 4th?
- Doubly Labeled Water
- Calorimetric Chamber (direct calorimeter)
- Measure TDEE by estimating components: (RMR, TEF, EEA)
- Free living? (Actigraphy, HR, METs, Questionnaires)
What is Doubly Labeled Water?
Water in which both the hydrogen and the oxygen have been partly or completely replaced (i.e. labeled) with an uncommon isotope of these elements for tracing purposes
What is the input and output of Doubly Labeled Water
Input: 2H2 18O Dose, food & water, atmospheric water vapor
Output: Water, water + CO2
18O elimination (water + CO2) - 2H2 elimination (water) = CO2 Production
What are the 2 ways hydrogen leaves the body?
Sweat and urine, but we only measure urine
How does Doubly Labeled Water work?
H2 18O (O18 + 2H) -> oxygen leaves the body in 2 ways:
- Water loss of O18 (sweat, urine)
- O18 appears in expired CO2.
2H2O (deuterium oxide)
- Water loss of 2H only
The difference in the two
reflects EE
- Measure urine within 4-6 hours
- Re-measure at intervals
- Up to 14 days
- Need to have a complete diet record
- Estimate RQ of the diet to estimate the amount of energy produced
What’s the difference between BMR and RMR?
- BMR is taken in a darkened room upon waking after 8 hours of sleep, 12 hours of fasting (digestive system is inactive), and with the subject resting in a reclined position.
- RMR is taken under less restricted conditions than BMR and do not require that the subject spend the night sleeping in the test facility prior to testing.
How do you measure RMR?
- overnight fast (8-12 hr)
- subject awake
- controlled phase of menstrual cycle (higher in luteal)
- abstinence from exercise (12 hr)
- Resting in a supine position
- Thermoneutral conditions
What is RMR and what are the 3 ways it is measured?
Energy needed to sustain basic life function while at rest
o Direct calorimetry (Heat production = metabolism)
o Indirect calorimetry (Analysis of expired gases)
o Prediction Formulas (estimate)
What is the conversion of lbs to kg?
Multiply by 2.2 (1kg = 2.2lbs)
What influence does body temperature have on BMR?
There is a 12% increase in BMR with every 1degree increase in body temperature
What is Thermogenesis made up of
Obligatory and facultative
What is Obligatory thermogenesis?
The energy required to digest, absorb and metabolize nutrients (ex. BMR)
It is independent of ambient temperature
When does facultative thermogenesis increase?
Colder temperatures
What is Facultative thermogenesis?
Activated only as a cold defense mechanism to maintain body temperature (increases MR).
* Extra heat produced on demand to maintain body temp.
* Shivering (skeletal muscle) (rapidly switched on and off by NS)
* Brown fat metabolism (contains mitochondria – produce energy)
What are the 2 effects of PA on RMR?
- Increased FFM means greater resting metabolism
- Due to the effect of EPOC it may be difficult to get a “true” estimate of RMR
What are the 6 organs that use RMR in order of most to least?
Heart, Kidney, Brain, Liver, Muscle, Adipose Tissue. First 4 are ~60%RMR, ~6%BW
For EPOC, how many kcals are burned for L of O2?
1L = 5kcal
What is diet-induced thermogenesis and how is it measured?
Energy needed to digest, absorb and store.
Indirect calorimetry or estimated from formulas.
What influences diet-induced thermogenesis to change?
Type of macronutrients – protein requires the most energy
Exercise
What effects does exercise have on diet-induced thermogenesis?
*magnitude of DIT proportional to energy and protein content (less food, less DIT)
*glycogen-depleting exercise may elevate DIT
What % of DIT is thought to be obligatory
50-75%
- CHO: DIT = 5-10% of Kcals ingested from CHO
- Fat: DIT = 3-5% of Kcals ingested from Fat
- Protein: DIT = 20-30% of Kcals ingested from Protein
What happens to DIT with age?
DIT lowers with age
What is the heat increment of CHO as body fat
0.20
What is the heat increment of CHO as glycogen
0.05
What does a β-adrenergic blockade do to RMR?
Decreases RMR ~12%
What is EEA?
Energy Expenditure for Activity
Energy needed for all activities (skeletal muscle)
* planned workouts
* spontaneous physical activity or NEAT
What does NEAT stand for and include?
Non exercise activity thermogenesis
Includes occupation, leisure, sitting, standing and ambulation.
What are 5 ways to estimate EEA?
- Indirect calorimetry
- Heart rate
- Pedometers, accelerometers
- Questionnaires (METs)
- PAL (Ratio of TDEE:RMR)
What is the equation for EEA?
(METS × kg BW ) × (time (min) / 60 min)
1MET =
3.5 mLO2 / kg / min
Where did the MET come from and is it representative?
A 70kg, 40 year old male. Not representative! 3.5ml/kg/min is overestimated by 20%. Body comp accounted for ~60% variability. ~age 14
What is underestimated about the MET?
The energy cost of PA
What does EEA depend upon?
Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type
What are 3 other factors that effect EEA?
*Improved efficiency with training
*EPOC
*Exercise may affect NEAT?
What is NEAT?
The energy expended for everything that is not sleeping, eating, or sports/exercise-like activities
What activities does NEAT include?
- Typing
- Performing yard work
- Walking at the office
- Fidgeting