Lecture 1

Question 1

What is the macronutrient composition of Carbohydrates?

Answer 1

Starches, sugars and glycogen (4kcal/g)

Question 2

What is the macronutrient composition of Fats ?

Answer 2

Triglycerides and others (9 kcal/g)

Question 3

What is the macronutrient composition of Proteins ?

Answer 3

Consisting of amino acids (peptides) (4kcal/g)

Question 4

What is the Average amount of glycogen/fat/protein kg that a person made of ?

Answer 4

0.5 kg glycogen, 15 kg fat and 12.5 kg protein

Question 5

What % of nutrients does the UK diet roughly consist of …

Answer 5

45% Carbohydrates
40% Fats
15% Protein

Question 6

What is alcohol?

Answer 6

Ethanol (7 kcal/g) -From alcohol- No storage form

Question 7

3 components of energy expenditure

Answer 7

Physical activity thermogenesis
Diet-induced thermogenesis
Resting metabolic rate

Question 8

From the Average daily intake, how much energy (in %) is stored from the 3 main nutrients?

Answer 8

Fat stores, 55 x daily energy intake

Protein stores, 20 x daily energy intake

Carbohydrate stores, <1 x daily energy intake

Question 9

Hunger is caused by the

Answer 9

Absence of fullness

Question 10

What is the ratio for Saucepan and Bathtub

Answer 10

Ratio of energy content of an average meal to body energy stores is about 1:180.

Question 11

Why do both the gut and body fat stores resist being filled

Answer 11

Negative feeback

Question 12

What did the Mars bar study find out about memory ?

Answer 12

Impaired memory performance of dieters; non-dieters were the same

Thoughts about food for dieters saw a huge increase after eating a mars bar; slight non-significant increase for non-dieters

Dieters mood ratings significantly decreased after eating the mars bar

Question 13

What are the main Methods used in N&B?

Answer 13

Observational (correlational)

Quasi- Experimental (NOT randomly assigned but natural)

Intervention experimental (random allocation)