Match Energy /balance quiz

The secret to weight management is understanding:

• A - energy balance
  

• B - diet fads
  

• C - how to exercise
  

• D - all of the above
  

Food supplying energy to your body for fuel is called:

• A - caloric balance
  

• B - caloric intake
  

• C - caloric expenditure
  

• D - calories
  

All calories used for basal metabolism, physical activity, and digestion on a daily basis are collectivity called:

• A - caloric balance

• B - caloric intake
  

• C - caloric expenditure
  

• D - calories
  

Energy balance is the difference between:

• A - caloric intake and expenditure

• B - calories and energy
  

• C - positive balance
  

• D - negative balance
  

Caloric balance results when caloric intake ___________ caloric expenditure.

• A - is less than
  

• B - is greater than
  

• C - equals
  

• D - none of the above
  

The best way to lose weight is to achieve a ___________ caloric balance, by a combination of mild calorie restriction and increasing physical activity.

• A - positive
  

• B - negative
  

• C - both A and B
  

• D - neither A nor B
  

For every additional ______________ calories coming from poor nutritional sources, one pound of body fat is created to store those calories.

• A - 100
  

• B - 350
  

• C - 3,500
  

• D - 1000
  

A person eats 3500 calories daily, but only burns 3000. How long will it take to gain one pound of body fat?

• A - 1 day
  

• B - 1 week
  

• C - 1 month
  

• D - 1 year
  

Approximately how many calories are burned during 1 mile of walking or jogging?

• A - 1000
  

• B - 100
  

• C - 10
  

• D - 1
  

A positive caloric balance results in:

• A - weight loss
  

• B - weight gain
  

• C - weight stable
  

• D - none of the above