Chapter eleven

The process by which the body breaks down substances and gets energy from food is called....

• Digestion

• Excretion

• Metabolism

A gram of fat contains calories while a gram of protein or carbohydrates contains _.

• 9,4

• 4,9

• 15,10

• 20,15

___ is a measure of body weight relative to body height.

• BMI

• Metabolism

• Body image

• Skin fold calipers

More than 15% of teens in the United States are overweight.

• True

• False

If you have a high rate of metabolism you will burn more calories at rest.

• True

• False

Muscle tissue takes more calories to maintain than fat so the more muscular you are the more calories you will burn at rest.

• True

• False

An eating disorder where someone starves themselves.

• Bulimia

• Binge Eating

• Anorexia

An eating disorder where a person eats and then purges what they ate.

• Anorexia

• Bulimia

• Binge Eating

An eating disorder where a person excessively overeats.

• Binge Eating

• Anorexia

• Bulimia

Examples of performance enhancers include:

• Anabolic Steroids

• Androstenedione

• Creatine

• Energy drinks

• All of them are examples