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No weight loss needed Ans: BMI < 25 kg/m
weight loss recommended Ans: BMI > 30 kg/m
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significantly reduces health risks associated with being overweight or
obese Ans: Losing 5% to 15% of body weight
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1/2 to 2 lbs/week; equates to 500 calories reduction per day Ans: Weight
loss should be gradual
leads to lower BMR and lead to loss of body proteins and water Ans:
Severe calorie restriction
you're more likely to regain weight Ans: If you lose weight rapidly
repeated cycle of weight loss & weight gain Ans: Yo-yo dieting or weight
cycling
-choose nutrient dense foods
-multivitamins/mineral supplements recommended with intakes less than
1200 calories/day
-intakes less than 800 calories should be done under medical supervision
Ans: Decreasing energy intakes
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150 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic activity per week *some may
need to do more minutes per week Ans: 2010 dietary guidelines for
Americans recommendation on physical activity
a process that is used to gradually and permanently change habitual
behaviors Ans: behavior modification
a. identify antecedents
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b. recognize the behavior
c. see the consequences
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c. modify the behavior
d. enjoy the new consequence Ans: ABCS of behavior modification
eating disorder characterized by self-starvation, a distorted body image,
and abnormally low body weight Ans: Anorexia Nervosa
eating disorder characterized by consumption of a large amount of
food at one time (binge eating) followed by purging behavior Ans:
Bulimia Nervosa
desire to consume specific foods triggered by EXTERNAL cues
INDEPENDANT of hunger
-stimulated by sight, smell, taste of food stimulates endorphins ("brains"
pleasure chemicals) Ans: appetite
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desire to consume food that is triggered by INTERNAL physiological
signals such as empty GI tract, low nutrient levels in bloodstream,
hormones, etc. Usually sets in 4-6 hours Ans: hunger
total amount of energy used in the body each day
*it consists of three components
-basal metabolism
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-energy needed for physical activity
-energy needed to "process" the food Ans: Total energy expenditure
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energy expended to maintain an awake, resting body that is NOT
digesting food
-includes all essential metabolic reactions and life sustaining functions to
keep you alive/breathing etc
***Does NOT include digestion and absorption of food Ans: basal
metabolism
Basal Metabolism Ans: 60%-75% of total energy expenditure
energy expended for basal metabolism Ans: basal metabolic rate (BMR)
a hormone excreted by the thyroid gland; directly controls
basalmetabolism Ans: thyroxine