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What is the most variable component of Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)?

Activity Thermogenesis (correct)

Thermic Effect of Food (TEF)

Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)

Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

Which source provides humans with energy, according to the text?

Plants and animal flesh (correct)

Sunlight

Photosynthesis

Alcohol in food

Which factor affects Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) according to the text?

Spices in the diet

Gender (correct)

Fitness level

Age

What is the major indicator of energy adequacy or inadequacy based on the text?

Weight (A) Signup and view all the answers

How is energy expended during sports or fitness exercises referred to in the text?

Activity Thermogenesis (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following provides the highest energy density per gram, as per the content?

Fat (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of applying stress and activity factors when using the Harris Benedict Equation?

To estimate total energy expenditure (D) Signup and view all the answers

In the Harris Benedict Equation for women, what does the term '4.68 x age' represent?

Age factor influencing Basal Metabolic Rate (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which equation is recommended for calculating Resting Energy Expenditure for females based on data from 498 healthy subjects aged 19-78 years?

Mifflin-St.Joer Equation (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the major finding of the Monograph from 1919 that described the results of indirect calorimetry on 239 healthy men and women?

Systematic overestimation of 5-15% in predicting BMR (A) Signup and view all the answers

For a female with the following measures - 42 years old, weighs 58kg, height of 165cm - which equation is most suitable to calculate her Resting Energy Expenditure?

Mifflin-St.Joer Equation (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a notable difference between the equations for calculating Resting Energy Expenditure in men and women?

Presence of a constant term (-161) in female equation (C) Signup and view all the answers