KNR 311-FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026

KNR 311-FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026 Protein Recommendations - Answers 10-15% Protein Recommendations for a sedentary person - Answers .8/kg/day Protein Recommendations for endurance training - Answers 1.2-1.4/kg/day Protein Recommendations for strength training - Answers 1.4-2.0/kg/day Obesity vs. Genetics - Answers Genetics do not cause you to be obese, but may predispose you to do it. Meaning you will have to work harder and are more prone to hyperplasia. Percentage genetics on obesity - Answers 25% Quality Life Scores in Children - Answers It has been determined as the lowest quality of life score What is the quality life score in children similar to? - Answers A child with cancer On average how many days will an obese child miss school each month - Answers 4 What are the waves in the health car tsunami - Answers Cardiovascular disease Diabetes mellitus Glucose intolerance Overweight and obesity Sedentary lifestyle How many children under the age of 5 in Illinois are overweight and obese? - Answers 300,000 children Success of fat loss in adults - Answers 1 pound a week High protein low carb diets are dangerous because: - Answers Promote muscles issue loss, restricts carbs needed by the body so it starts breaking down proteins, Causes ketosis, Urinary calcium loss in female body builders Positive Energy Balance - Answers Gain adipose tissue Negative Energy Balance - Answers Lose adipose tissue How many kcals are in a pound of adipose tissue? - Answers 3,500 kcals What happens to people on a starvation diet? - Answers Slows down metabolic rate, uses muscles as fuel, sucks all the energy out of every bit of food kcal levels in order to be considered starvation - Answers 1,200 kcals per day or 500-1000 less than what your body is use to consuming hormone that regulates metabolic rate - Answers thyroxin ACSM recommends that you lose how much weight in a week? - Answers 1 pound How does ACSM recommend that you lose one pound per week? - Answers 250 from diet 250 from exercise =500/52 pounds per year Recommendations for Carbs - Answers 55-65% Recommendations for Fats - Answers 20-30% Recommendations for Proteins - Answers 10-15% Sources of energy that the human body can use - Answers Carbohydrates fats proteins (alcohol) Fuel source for the central nervous system - Answers Carbohydrates Fat soluble vitamins - Answers A D E K Water Soluble Vitamins - Answers B complex C Hypervitaminosis - Answers Over consumption of vitamins that can be harmful to your body What percentage is considered to be low fat? - Answers less than 20% Low Fat- 1 gram of fat for every: - Answers 50 kcals Good types of fat - Answers mono and polyunsaturated fat Bad types of fat - Answers Saturated fat Very bad types of fat - Answers trans fat Water recommendations - Answers 2.5 liters per day but may go up depending on temperature of environment and the amount of exercise that you do Hormone that suppresses apatite - Answers Serotonin Percent that determines over weight in children - Answers Overweight has been defined as a sex and age specific BMI at or above the 95th percentile for a reference population based on CDC growth charts Obesity Maps: Which states lead in obesity - Answers Mississippi/southern states Obesity Maps: Which states resist obesity - Answers Colorado/states where you can be more active A major change in obesity started in 1985 due to what? - Answers Technology Body fat percentages-Men - Answers Under fat: 3% Healthy: 3-20% Over fat: 20% Obese: 25% Body fat percentages-Women - Answers Under fat: 12% Healthy: 12-30% Over fat: 30% Obese: 35% Population that has increasing obesity in the highest rate - Answers baby boomers Adiposity rebound - Answers we lose adipose tissue and then regain it around the ages of 5-10. When does adiposity rebound typically start? - Answers Around the age of 2 What can adiposity rebound cause? - Answers If you rebound earlier you will be fatter at the age of 20. This will typically happen to girls more than guys. Purpose of Sports Enhancement - Answers High intensity program designed to improve core strength, vertical jump, and 40-yard-dash time as well as other key ingredients in athletic performance What sports enhancement invoves - Answers Super treadmill sport specific cord training ground based training plyometrics hockey treadmill strength training Who is sports enhancement geared towards - Answers Mostly geared towards 10-14 year olds because the more they can do prior to the onset of puberty the better neuromuscular system that athlete will have after puberty Energy source for building muscle mass - Answers carbs and proteins Anorexia - Answers Extremely low body fat levels (8-13% boy fat) Have a higher risk for fluid electrolyte imbalances, osteoporosis, and osteopenia Bulimia - Answers Binge eating and purging Licensers - Answers from a governmental organization Why isn't licenser not more common? - Answers --- Three factors that are associated with creeping obesity - Answers Food intake activity levels basal metabolic rate What is creeping obesisty - Answers gradual weight gain over time---about 1.5 lbs Four Component Model - Answers fat mass muscle mass bone mass water volume Two Component model - Answers fat free mass fat mass Where do you get certifications from - Answers a professional organization Why do people get certified - Answers better chance of finding a job credibility standardized knowledge ensures their clientele that the employees have mastered the knowledge and skills necessary to be competent exercise science professionals less lawsuits Exercise response in the elderly - Answers recover slower they improve slower magnitude and rate of change are different