1. Name the two most common causes of Obesity.
2. What is a calorie?
3. Name the three basic ways to lose weight.
4. What is the most effective approach to permanent weight management?
5. What will happen if body consumption does not match daily expenditure.
6.One pound of body fat is made up of approximately how many calories?
7. What is the best and safest way to lose weight?
8. Moderate caloric reduction combined with a moderate increase in caloric expenditure will result in a
what?
9. What would happen to the body if there was a negative calorie balance?
10. What happens to you body if more calories are taken in than are used in activity.
11. What percent of American women are trying to lose weight ?
12. What is the secret to being able to maintain a desired weight.
13. Is it better to lose weight slowly or quickly?
14.Gradual weight loss is more likely to produce what.
15. If calorie expenditure is increased by 500 calories a day, how long would it take you to lose one
pound?
16. For effective weight management you should not lose or gain more the _____or _____ pounds a week.
17. What is Obesity.?
18. According to the standards for physical activtiy how many calories a day ( cal/day ) must a person burn in physical activtiy to reduce coronary heart disease?
19. How many calories a week ( cal/wk ) would this be?
21. At this rate how many days would it take you to lose one pound?
21. What is the thermic effect of food?
22. What is basal metabolic rate?
23. What percentage of body energy is basal metabolic rate.
25. What is Thyroxin? Why is it important?
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