Weight Management Flashcards
Define the thermic effect of food.
Extra energy expended above normal RMR to digest food for use and storage.
Blood pressure is lowered and the heart and lungs are strengthened by this?
Regular physical activity
An estimated 30% of obese peoples are diagnosed with this disorder.
Binge eating disorder.
What refers to calories per volume or weight of food?
Energy dense
TEF accounts for how much of total energy requirements?
7 to 10%
What describes work required to raise 1 kg of water by 1 degree Celsius?
Energy measured in kilocalories.
Which type of assessment tends to be inaccurate with obese populations?
Skinfold assessments
What are 4 body functions or events that can increase rmr?
LBM increase, abnormal body temperature, menstrual cycles, and hyperthyroidism.
Addition of lbm, abnormal body temperatures, menstrual cycles, and hyperthyroidism can lead to an increase in what metabolic function?
Resting metabolic rate.
The most important goal of weight loss is what?
A negative caloric balance.
Moderate alcohol consumption has shown what effect on HDLs and LDLs?
Increases HDLs and decreases LDLs
How many more times lean tissue is lost in rapid weight loss?
3 times more Lean tissue
Types of food consumed is less important than what of these foods?
Portions
Any faster weight loss than 1.1 to 2.2 lb per week can result in what?
Dehydration, lean tissue loss, vitamin and mineral deficiency
What refers to foods more dense in vitamins, minerals, and protein per calorie?
Nutrient dense
What are 3 things that can decrease rmr?
Low caloric intake, lean tissue loss, and hypothyroidism
RMR accounts for about how much of total energy requirements?
60 to 70% of daily energy requirements.
Regular physical activity can help curtail which 4 major conditions?
Depression, osteoporosis, heart disease, and arthritis
Low caloric intake, lean tissue loss, and hypothyroidism can lead to a decrease in what?
RMR
When it comes to weight loss, the focus is on what?
Calories.
Hyperlipidemia, CAD, stroke, and hypertension are associated risks with which disease and which eating disorder?
Obesity and binge eating disorder.
Muscle is how much water, how much protein, and how much fatty acid/glycogen?
70% water, 22% protein, 8% fatty acid and glycogen
What correlates with heart disease and diabetes, as well as weakens the immune system?
Inactivity
CAD stands for what?
Coronary artery disease
