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12: Review Learning Questions
True or false?
High-fat foods yield the same amount of heat as high-protein foods when measured in the bomb calorimeter.
A. True
B. False
How much energy does a pure gram of each of the energy nutrients yield?
Name three additional internal body functions of basal metabolism besides breathing, blood circulation, and nerve activity.
What are known factors that affect a person’s BMR? Name six.
Give three examples of ways to increase energy expenditure while completing daily tasks.
Explain how to estimate how many calories a person burns from physical activity.
Which of the three areas of energy expenditure accounts for the smallest percentage of calories burned?
Why do nutritionists avoid recommending very high-protein, very low-carbohydrate diets?
How many excess calories are stored in one pound (0.45 kilogram) of body fat?
What methods are used to assess healthy body weight?
What is the relationship of BMI to body fat and health risks?
Why does fat stored in the abdomen pose a greater health risk than fat stored in the buttocks, hips, and thighs?
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