Nutrition - Chapter 10 - Weight Management and Energy Balance Flashcards
Weight Management - def
maintaining weight within a health range.
Overweight - def
10-15 pounds more than healthy weight.
Obesity - def
25-40 pounds more than health weight.
Underweight - def
weighing too little for your health.
BMI greater than 25 =
Greater than 30 =
Under 18.5 =
Overweight.
Obese.
Underweight.
How do we measure body fat?
Impedance,Dual energy x-ray, that weird prick thing…
What is the bad fat that’s stored in your stomach area that’s really a problem called?
Visceral fat!
Positive Energy Balance - def
consume more calories than expended, which leads to weight gain and such.
Negative Energy Balance - def
Calorie intake falls short of needs, which leads to weight loss.
Energy needs comprised of…
Basal metabolism, thermic effect of food, and physical activities.
BMR - def
Basal Metabolic Rate. This is the minimum energy needed to keep you alive.
Physical Activity will not increase your energy needs. T/F?
False - it will!
Appetite - def
psychological desire for food.
Hunger - def
physiological need for food.
Ghrelin - produced in stomach and….
increases hunger - make your stomach GROWL.
Leptin - def
signals brain to decrease hunger and food intake.
Cholecystokinin - released when stomach is distended, which increases…
feelings of satiation, which thus decreases hunger.
Risk of becoming obese ___ if parents are overweight, ___ if obese, and __ times greater if severely obese.
Doubles/Triples/Five times.
NEAT - def
Non-exercise associated themogenesis.
We, as a country, don’t eat out a ton. T/F?
False - we do!
As Americans, we sit a ton, eat more processed/fast foods, and .. etc.! T/F?
True!
60 Minutes of Exercise is needed to…
burn fat!
BMI Greater than __ is extremely obese.
40.
Gastric Bypass - def
cutting off part of the stomach!
Gastric Banding - def
amount of “banding” can be changed.
Gaining Weight - add at least ___ calories a day to gain a pound a week.
Losing Weight - subtract about ___ calories a day to lose a pound a week.
500 calories.
Disordered eating - def
abnormal and potentially harmful eating behaviors that do not meet specific criteria for eating disorders.
Eating disorders - def
Psychological illnesses that involve specific abnormal eating behaviors and other factors.
About __ million people in the US struggle with eating disorders.
11 million.
Anorexia Nervosa - results from…
severe calorie restriction.
Anorexia - basic info.
Self starvation, intense fear of being fat, distorted body image - electrolyte imbalance.
Bulimia nervosa - def
Involves cycle of binge eating and purging.
Purging can be…
anything that gets rid of the food, so excess exercise, vomiting, etc.
Binge eating disorder - involves ..
compulsive overeating/shame with eating.
Night Eating Syndrome - def
a type of eating, sleeping, and mood disorder where the majority of one’s calories are eating at night. Most common among obese people and people with depression, stress, etc.
Lanugo - what is it?
Little hairs growing over the body to keep the body temp regulated and stuff..has to do with Anorexia!
