Grodner and Escott-Stump Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Application A Nursing Approach, 6th Edition-Chapter 09 Energy, Weight, and Fitness

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. A good example of living in an obesogenic environment is a. working for an employer who gives employees free membership at a health club. b. being a former high school athlete who now works in a sed... entary job. c. living in an apartment complex where it is unsafe for children to play outside unsupervised. d. a physicians recommendation not to exercise during recovery from surgery.. The total amount of energy in a bowl of soup that contains 5 g of protein, 2 g of fat, and 20 g of carbohydrate is _____ kcal. a. 27 b. 108 c. 118 d. 1333. The fuel for all body processes that traps energy released from food is a. electrons. b. acetyl coenzyme A. c. glucose-6-phosphate. d. adenosine triphosphate.. If a person hears a friend calling for help and goes running to find out what the friend needs, the person would be getting his or her energy from a. fatty acids via adrenaline release. b. glucose and amino acids via aerobic pathways. c. glycogen via anaerobic glycolysis. d. fatty acids and glycerol via oxidative phosphorylation.. If someone goes on a long hike, after 4 hours most of his or her energy will be obtained from a. glucose. b. glycogen. c. fatty acids. d. amino acids.Athletes who exercise regularly are able to exercise for longer, partly because their body is able to use more energy from a. Fat. b. Protein. c. Amino acids. d. Carbohydrate. Of the following, the person who would be expected to have the highest energy expenditure is a a. man who cycles to work every day and plays on sports teams on the weekend. b. man who works 60 hours a week at a high-stress job. c. woman who works as a personal trainer at a health club. d. woman who works as a nurse in a clinic.The most effective way to increase energy expenditure is to a. eat foods that require more energy for digestion, absorption, metabolism, and storage. b. use thyroid hormones to increase basal metabolic rate. c. increase the duration and intensity of daily activities. d. lift weights to increase lean body mass and thereby increase basal metabolism. [Show More]

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