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A measure of the amount of body fat a person has as compared to muscle and bone is known as?
Body Composition.
The term overweight refers specifically to adults with a BMI of 30 or higher.
False
"The physical sensation due to the body's need for nutrients"?
Hunger
A person who is lighter than the standard for the person's height is considered?
Underweight
The nutrient that diabetics must monitor most carefully is?
Carbohydrates
Fad diets are not recommended because?
They often exclude essential nutrients.
Any weight loss achieved with a FAD diet is usually temporary
True
A desire for food based on emotional factors is called?
Appetite.
Vegetarians tend to have
A lower risk of heart disease than other people.
Which food should diabetics limit to help control blood sugar levels?
Foods high in sugar.
A practice followed by some endurance athletes?
Carbohydrate Loading
A food allergy is a response by the immune system to the
proteins in certain foods.
When nutrients are added to canned food to replace those lost during canning, the food is said to be?
Enriched.
Underweight people who want to gain weight should make sure to exercise regularly.
True
A weight loss program that may be lacking in proper nutrition.
Fad Diet
"Low in sodium" is an example of a?
Nutrient Claim
What are three facts people can learn from a food label?
Calorie Content, Nutrient Content, & the ingredients.
What is the body's rate of energy use at rest?
Basal Metabolic Rate
Body composition is a ratio of your weight to your height.
False
A ratio of a person's weight to height.
Body Mass Index
Recommendations that specify the amounts of certain nutrients that an average person should obtain each day are called?
Daily Values
Describe 2 factors on which a person's weight depends.
Heredity & Activity Level.