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Energy Balance Vocabulary

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one pound3500 kilocalories
bomb calorimeterused to determine caloric content of foods
direct calorimetrymeasures heat release
indirect calorimetrymeasures oxygen consumed
physiological fuel valueamound of kcals derived by the body froma food
appetitedesire for food
hungerphysiological need for food
satiationfeeling of satisfaction and fullness that halts eating
satietyfeeling of satisfaction between meals
stress eatingeating in response to stressful situations
external cuesenvironmental stimuli of eating behavior
satiatingpower to suppress hunger and inhibit eating
hypothalamusbrain center that controls appetite
thermogenesisgeneration of heat, expenditure of energy
basal metabolismenergy needed to maintain life
resting energy expenditureanother term for BMR
lean body massweight of body minus fat
voluntary activitesconscious and deliberate muscular work
involuntary activitieslife functions that don't require conscious thought
thermic effect of foodenergy required to process food
adaptive thermogenesisadjustments in energy expenditure due to change in environment
body compositionproportion of muscle, bone, fat and tissue
overweightbody weight above some statndard
underweightbody weight below some standard
body mass indexweight in relation to height
intra-abdominal fatfat stored in abdomen around the organs
central obesityexcess fat around the trunk of the body
fatfold measureclinical estimate of body fatness
waist circumferenceanthropometric measure of central obesity
hydrodensitometryundersater weighing to determine body density
bioelectrical impedenceestimate body fat using electrical current


Carol Rosenthal

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