NTRI 2000 CHAPTER 9 TEST QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
1) What theory suggests that after weight gains or losses, the body adjusts its
metabolism somewhat in the direction of restoring the original weight? -- Answer
✔✔ set-point theory
2) What evidence suggests that a highly palatable, fat-rich, and sugar-rich food supply
could be contributing to excessive overeating and weight gain?
A) Eating highly palatable food decreases energy expenditure.
B) Brain scans have shown that obese people are less likely to prefer fruit and
vegetables.
C) Highly palatable food causes lasting changes in the brain's reward system.
D) Obese people are more likely to use cocaine.
E) Obese people have too much dopamine. -- Answer ✔✔ c. Highly palatable
food causes lasting changes in the brain's reward system.
3) What is the most likely source of glucose fuel for the central nervous system after a
person has refrained from eating for one whole day (a short fast)? -- Answer ✔✔
protein from lean tissue
4) What is the most likely primary source of fuel for the central nervous system after a
person refrains from eating for 10 days (a prolonged fast)? -- Answer ✔✔ ketone
bodies
5) The two major drawbacks of using _____ is that it does not tell us the location of
the fat and the composition of an individual's weight. -- Answer ✔✔ BMI
6) The thermic effect of food can contribute up to ____ percent of the calories you
use each day -- Answer ✔✔ 10%
, 7) is the largest contributor to the calories you expend each day. -- Answer ✔✔ basal
metabolism
8) Which individual urgently needs to lose weight?
A) BMI greater than 30
B) BMI 25 with no risk factors
C) BMI less than 25
D) A waist circumference of 38 (male) -- Answer ✔✔ BMI greater than 30
9) Fat located deep in the abdominal area, near organs is called _____ and poses more
risk for disease than does fat located subcutaneous or just below the skin. -- Answer
✔✔ visceral fat
10) What does the "energy in" side of the energy balance equation include? -- Answer
✔✔ food and beverage intake
11) The equation used to calculate a person's Estimated Energy Requirement (EER)
includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A) height and weight.
B) actual calorie intake.
C) physical activity.
D) gender. -- Answer ✔✔ actual calorie intake.
12) Which of the following foods has the highest energy density?
A) Food B: weighs 40 grams and provides 250 calories
B) Food E: weighs 200 grams and provides 750 calories
C) Food D: weighs 600 grams and provides 1,000 calories
D) Food C: weighs 50 grams and provides 100 calories
E) Food A: weighs 38 grams and provides 300 calories -- Answer ✔✔ Food A:
weighs 38 grams and provides 300 calories
13) Eating French fries at the fair because they smell so good, having a dessert after a
large meal, and eating a large holiday meal are examples of _________ being the
primary motivator to eat. -- Answer ✔✔ appetite; A person can experience appetite
without hunger. For example, the aroma of hot apple pie or the sight of a chocolate
SOLUTIONS
1) What theory suggests that after weight gains or losses, the body adjusts its
metabolism somewhat in the direction of restoring the original weight? -- Answer
✔✔ set-point theory
2) What evidence suggests that a highly palatable, fat-rich, and sugar-rich food supply
could be contributing to excessive overeating and weight gain?
A) Eating highly palatable food decreases energy expenditure.
B) Brain scans have shown that obese people are less likely to prefer fruit and
vegetables.
C) Highly palatable food causes lasting changes in the brain's reward system.
D) Obese people are more likely to use cocaine.
E) Obese people have too much dopamine. -- Answer ✔✔ c. Highly palatable
food causes lasting changes in the brain's reward system.
3) What is the most likely source of glucose fuel for the central nervous system after a
person has refrained from eating for one whole day (a short fast)? -- Answer ✔✔
protein from lean tissue
4) What is the most likely primary source of fuel for the central nervous system after a
person refrains from eating for 10 days (a prolonged fast)? -- Answer ✔✔ ketone
bodies
5) The two major drawbacks of using _____ is that it does not tell us the location of
the fat and the composition of an individual's weight. -- Answer ✔✔ BMI
6) The thermic effect of food can contribute up to ____ percent of the calories you
use each day -- Answer ✔✔ 10%
, 7) is the largest contributor to the calories you expend each day. -- Answer ✔✔ basal
metabolism
8) Which individual urgently needs to lose weight?
A) BMI greater than 30
B) BMI 25 with no risk factors
C) BMI less than 25
D) A waist circumference of 38 (male) -- Answer ✔✔ BMI greater than 30
9) Fat located deep in the abdominal area, near organs is called _____ and poses more
risk for disease than does fat located subcutaneous or just below the skin. -- Answer
✔✔ visceral fat
10) What does the "energy in" side of the energy balance equation include? -- Answer
✔✔ food and beverage intake
11) The equation used to calculate a person's Estimated Energy Requirement (EER)
includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A) height and weight.
B) actual calorie intake.
C) physical activity.
D) gender. -- Answer ✔✔ actual calorie intake.
12) Which of the following foods has the highest energy density?
A) Food B: weighs 40 grams and provides 250 calories
B) Food E: weighs 200 grams and provides 750 calories
C) Food D: weighs 600 grams and provides 1,000 calories
D) Food C: weighs 50 grams and provides 100 calories
E) Food A: weighs 38 grams and provides 300 calories -- Answer ✔✔ Food A:
weighs 38 grams and provides 300 calories
13) Eating French fries at the fair because they smell so good, having a dessert after a
large meal, and eating a large holiday meal are examples of _________ being the
primary motivator to eat. -- Answer ✔✔ appetite; A person can experience appetite
without hunger. For example, the aroma of hot apple pie or the sight of a chocolate
