One pound of body fat is equal to how many calories? Be able to explain how fiber intake affects weight management. How does alcohol intake affect the body's ability to burn fat? How does alcohol intake relate to fat storage? What macronutrient is most easily stored as fat? (The macronutrients are protein, fat, and carbohydrates. Yes, this question is as easy as it seems.)

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  • One pound of body fat is equal to how many calories?
  • Be able to explain how fiber intake affects weight management.
  • How does alcohol intake affect the body's ability to burn fat?
  • How does alcohol intake relate to fat storage?
  • What macronutrient is most easily stored as fat? (The macronutrients are protein, fat, and carbohydrates. Yes, this question is as easy as it seems.)
  • What is basal metabolism? What increases it? What hormone plays a significant role in BMR? (Hint: Several factors increase BMR. Don't miss the information in your chapter.)
  • Why would a starving person be able to live for 6 to 8 weeks? What changes in metabolism take place, and what is the process called?
  • In early starvation, what nutrient can NOT be used by the nervous system for fuel? How long does this "early starvation" stage last?
  • What are the hazards of a diet so low in carbohydrates that it produces chronic ketosis?
  • In the first few days of a low carbohydrate diet, quick, large changes in weight are most likely due to what? What type of tissue is NOT lost in the first few days of a low carb diet? What type of tissue IS lost in the first few days?
  • Anaerobic glucose breakdown produces fragments called what?
  • How many minutes of exercising does it take for a person to decrease glucose use and start burning more fat for fuel?
  • What type of weight training improves muscle endurance? What type improves muscle strength? What type of exercise improves flexibility?
  • Exercise helps burn fat. Is it possible to target fat in a specific area ("spot reduce")?
  • What is carbohydrate loading and how do we do it?
  • What is sports anemia? How is it treated?
  • Should athletes drink caffeine containing beverages to replace fluid needs?
  • How much fluid must be consumed after intense exercise for each pound of body weight lost during exercise? Given an athlete's weight loss during a competition, be able to calculate the amount of fluid he would need to consume.  (
  • Be able to explain how the Mediterranean diet compares to the standard North American diet.
  • How does the body signal satiation (fullness) when you eat?
  • Why can a low carbohydrate diet affect your blood lipids? How can a diet high in refined carbohydrates affect your blood lipids?
  • What habits and practices have been proven to help people lose weight?
  • What habits and practices help people maintain weight after weight loss (that is, not regain the weight)?
  • What diet practices can help someone gain weight? Would any of these foods be good diet additions if someone wanted to gain weight--cheese, milk shakes, ice cream, regular milk (instead of non-fat milk)?  Why or why not?
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