Energy Balance and Weight Control

These flashcards cover key concepts related to energy balance, obesity, and eating disorders.

Overweight

A condition characterized by excessive and unhealthy amounts of body fat.

Obesity

A more severe condition of being overweight, often associated with various health risks.

Adipose Tissue

A type of body fat that stores energy and insulates the body.

Energy Output

The total amount of energy expended by the body in various activities.

Basal Metabolism

The energy expenditure required to maintain basic physiological functions at rest.

Thermic Effect of Food (TEF)

The energy required for the digestion, absorption, and metabolism of food.

Nonexercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT)

The energy used for everything we do that is not sleeping, eating, or sports-like exercise.

Body Mass Index (BMI)

A numerical value that assesses body weight relative to height to categorize weight status.

Central-body obesity

Excess accumulation of fat in the abdominal area, associated with higher health risks.

Waist circumference

A measurement used to assess obesity-related risk, with standard guidelines for men and women.

Set-point theory

The idea that body fat content is genetically predetermined and regulated by the body.

Portion Distortion

The phenomenon of larger portion sizes leading to increased energy intake.

Binge-Eating Disorder (BED)

An eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food in a short time.

Anorexia Nervosa

A psychological disorder characterized by self-imposed starvation and an intense fear of gaining weight.

Bulimia Nervosa

An eating disorder marked by cycles of binge eating followed by purging.

Caloric deficit

A state in which one consumes fewer calories than are expended, resulting in weight loss.

Genetic Factors

Inherited traits that affect body weight, including metabolic rate and hormone production.