Macronutrients
What is the most energy dense macronutrient?
Dietary Fats (Lipids)
Which Vitamins are Fat Soluble?
A, D, E and K
What is a measure of the amount of energy that food will produce as it is processed in the body
Calorie
Approximately how many Kcals = 1lbs of fat
3500 kcals
When should we focus on drinking/eating fluids, carbohydrates and protein?
Immediately after a workout
Which types of protein's contain all 20 Amino Acids and are found in milk, eggs, cheese and meat
Complete Protein
A lack of this can lead to low bone mineral density, osteoporosis and increased fracture risk?
Calcium
What is the downside to BMI?
Does not distinguish between fat and muscle
What suggests that everyone has an internal control mechanism that tightly maintains a present level of body weight and body fat
Set-Point Theory
What is the part of the brain controls our body temperature, functions like a thermostat for the human body
Hypothalamus
What indicates the rate of carbohydrate digestion and its effects on blood glucose levels.
Glycemic Index
Which three minerals are electrolytes that carry an electric charge when dissolved in the body, are in all fluids in the body, balance fluid levels, maintain blood pressure and conduct nerve impulses
Sodium, Chloride and Potassium
Bias and discrimination against persons who are obese can translate into inequalities in employment, healthcare and education are?
Psychosocial Costs of Obesity
2 lbs max. per week, a combo of exercise and intake modification and smaller but more frequent meals are strategies for?
Weight Loss
What is a life threatening conditions occurs when complete failure of body’s heat regulatory system
Heat Stroke
Soybean, corn, safflower and sunflower oils are examples of what?
Polyunsaturated fat
Vitamin C
What are three things that affect metabolic rate?
Age, gender, weight, lean muscle mass and general level of physical fitness
Diet ->Famine Response -> Fall Off ->Feast Response -> Repeat is?
The Vicious Cycle of Dieting
Tea, coffee and cola drinks can act as _______ and may dehydrate the body further
Diuretics
What are three functions of Dietary Proteins
Structural support, Bodily movement and Defence against germs
Found in liver, egg yolk, whole milk and butter, which vitamin promotes growth and repair body tissues, bone formation, healthier skin and hair
Vitamin A
What are three factors that contribute to Daily Caloric Need
Basal metabolic rate, Calories needed to fuel activity and Thermic effect of food
What are the three components of the Female Athlete Triad?
Low Energy Availability, Menstrual Irregularities and Low Bone Mass
What is a dangerous condition that can occur when a person consumes too much water during an endurance event, while so much water is consumed that the sodium in the blood becomes diluted
Hyponatremia