| A | B |
| one pound | 3500 kilocalories |
| bomb calorimeter | used to determine caloric content of foods |
| direct calorimetry | measures heat release |
| indirect calorimetry | measures oxygen consumed |
| physiological fuel value | amound of kcals derived by the body froma food |
| appetite | desire for food |
| hunger | physiological need for food |
| satiation | feeling of satisfaction and fullness that halts eating |
| satiety | feeling of satisfaction between meals |
| stress eating | eating in response to stressful situations |
| external cues | environmental stimuli of eating behavior |
| satiating | power to suppress hunger and inhibit eating |
| hypothalamus | brain center that controls appetite |
| thermogenesis | generation of heat, expenditure of energy |
| basal metabolism | energy needed to maintain life |
| resting energy expenditure | another term for BMR |
| lean body mass | weight of body minus fat |
| voluntary activites | conscious and deliberate muscular work |
| involuntary activities | life functions that don't require conscious thought |
| thermic effect of food | energy required to process food |
| adaptive thermogenesis | adjustments in energy expenditure due to change in environment |
| body composition | proportion of muscle, bone, fat and tissue |
| overweight | body weight above some statndard |
| underweight | body weight below some standard |
| body mass index | weight in relation to height |
| intra-abdominal fat | fat stored in abdomen around the organs |
| central obesity | excess fat around the trunk of the body |
| fatfold measure | clinical estimate of body fatness |
| waist circumference | anthropometric measure of central obesity |
| hydrodensitometry | undersater weighing to determine body density |
| bioelectrical impedence | estimate body fat using electrical current |