What is one outside of the body factor that contributes to obesity?
a. the built environment, which can discourage physical activity
b. eating automatically in response to hunger cues
c. spontaneous fidgeting activity
d. a lack of food availability
e. access to many supermarkets
Q. 2You go to your grandmother's house and when you walk inside, you smell freshly baked apple pie. Your mouth begins to water and your stomach begins to rumble. You are hungry but you didn't really pay attention to your hunger until you got inside of your grandmother's house. Describe how your senses have stimulated your digestive system to notice the hunger.
Q. 3Which type of tissue is particularly abundant in enzymes that engage in thermogenesis but don't accomplish any other work?
a. lean
b. skeletal muscle
c. excess adipose
d. brown adipose
e. white adipose
Q. 4Why would people want to ingest probiotics or foods with prebiotics when their colons already contain bacteria?
Q. 5Which types of foods sustain satiety longer than other foods?
a. high in digestible starch
b. lowin protein
c. high in sugar
d. high in fiber
e. low in fat
Q. 6Describe what the term oxidative stress means in terms of the body tissues. Give any 3 examples of how oxidative stress can cause disease in the body.
Q. 7All of the following are involved in signaling satiation except:
a. the stomach.
b. the small intestine.
c. the brain's hypothalamus.
d. the heart.
e. the mouth.
Q. 8Describe any two reasons why it is important to have broad-reaching guidelines for each of the major nutrient groups when considering meal planning each day.
Quick Reply
