Nutrition Chapters 15 and 16 Outlines PDF

**NUTR 2351 -- Nutrition** **Chapters 15 and 16** **Chapter 15: Weight Management** - What is weight management and why is it important? - Problems associated with being obese and underweight (health risks)? - Pros and cons to declaring obesity a disease - How is food intake regulated?...

**NUTR 2351 -- Nutrition** **Chapters 15 and 16** **Chapter 15: Weight Management** - What is weight management and why is it important? - Problems associated with being obese and underweight (health risks)? - Pros and cons to declaring obesity a disease - How is food intake regulated? - Appetite vs hunger - Satiety and satiation - Physiological factors involved in regulating food intake - Two regions of the brain and hormones - Hypertrophy vs hyperplasia - What influences obesity and weight management? - Genetics - Nutrigenomics - Environmental - Environmental factors involved with obesity - How can you lose weight healthfully? - How can weight loss be maintained? - What is the healthiest way to gain weight? **Chapter 16: Nutrition and Fitness** - See review worksheet (very helpful in reviewing for exam) - Guidelines for physical activity - Five components that contribute to physical fitness - Health benefits that result from being physically active on a regular basis - What does a successful physical fitness program look like? - How are CHO, fat, and protein used during exercise? - Carbohydrate loading - Protein RDA for healthy adults (includes recreational exercisers), and recommendations for endurance and strength training athletes (need to know different protein recommendations for exam calculations) - Optimal macronutrients to consume before, during, and after exercise - Reason for adequate fluid intake