Select the key term most associated with the description below. Each term is used only once.

Question

A. stimulates appetite
B. a body weight formula stating that when caloric intake equals caloric output, weight remains unchanged
C. the average dietary energy (caloric) intake predicted to maintain energy balance in a healthy adult of defined age, gender, weight, height, and level of physical activity, consistent with good health
D. lowest level of caloric intake necessary to sustain life
E. nonfat component of the human body
F. lets the brain know when you are full
G. low-carbohydrate/high protein diet that limits the intake of carbohydrate-rich foods
H. principle that states that daily energy balance is a moving figure determined by physiological and lifestyle-related factors that regulate how many calories it takes to maintain, lose, or gain weight
I. body weight and body fat percentage unique to each person regulated by genetic and environmental factors
J. a realistic body weight close to the health fitness standard for percent body fat

Answer 1

A. ghrelin
B. energy-balancing equation
C. estimated energy requirement
D. basal metabolic rate
E. lean body mass
F. leptin
G. LCHP diet
H. dynamic energy balance
I. setpoint
J. tolerable weight