QUESTION 3


What proportion of American adults are technically obese (have a BMI in the obese category)?

AAbout 1/2.

BAbout 2/3.

CAbout 1/8.

DAbout 1/3.

QUESTION 4


Science-based nutrition guidelines indicate that weight can be lost most effectively by

Areducing calorie intake of fat.

Breducing calorie intake of protein.

Creducing calorie intake of carbohydrate.

Dreducing overall calorie intake regardless of macronutrient proportions in the diet.

QUESTION 5


The thermic effect of food refers to

Athe energy released by food in cellular respiration.

Bthe energy from food used to support shivering and other involuntary physiological reactions to cold.

Cthe portion of energy from food stored as glycogen and fat.

Dthe energy the body must expend to digest and assimilate food.

QUESTION 6


The biggest part of the daily energy expenditure of an average person goes to

Abasal metabolism.

Bactivity.

Cthe thermic effect of food.

Verified Answer :

BAbout 2/3.
D. reducing overall calorie intake regardless of macronutrient proportions in the diet.
C. the portion of energy from food stored as glycogen and fat.
B. activity.