Eating Disorders
This condition is considered short-term and is in response to stress or illness.
What is disordered eating?
EER
What are the Estimated Energy Requirements?
This accounts for 60-70% of the total daily expenditures.
What is the basal metabolism?
The psychological drive to eat.
What is appetite?
This is a condition where an individual will avoid food when faced with problems.
What is anorexia nervosa?
These dietary reference intakes are based on weight, height, gender, age, and physical activity level.
What are Estimated Energy Requirements? (EER)
Recent exercise, increased muscle mass, and higher than normal thyroid hormone secretions.
Factors that increase basal metabolism?
This method uses calipers to determine body fat percentage.
What is the skinfold thickness test?
This condition's physical effects include demineralization of teeth and swelling of salivary glands.
What is bulimia nervosa?
The physiological drive to eat and find food.
What is hunger?
Lower than normal secretion of thyroid hormones, restricted caloric intake, and over the age of 30 years.
What are factors that decrease basal metabolic rate?
BMI
What is body mass index?
EDNOS
What is eating disorder not otherwise specified?
BMR
Basal Metabolic Rate
This accounts for 25-40% of total daily expenditure.
What is physical activity?
The most accurate BMI test.
What is the DEXA scan?
The eating disorder where 50% of individuals have major depression.
What is bulimia nervosa?
TEF
Thermic effect of food
This accounts for 5-10% of daily total expenditure.
What is thermic effect of food? (TEF)
This measurement for body weight and composition is not appropriate for everyone.
What is the body mass index? (BMI)