Weight Loss Knowledge 3

Question 1

Which eating pattern involves alternating between periods of eating and fasting within a day or week?

Accepted Answer

Intermittent fasting

Answer

Intermittent fasting structures eating into defined windows, which can reduce total calorie intake for many people.

Question 2

What term describes the total number of calories burned through all movement that is not formal exercise, such as fidgeting and walking?

Accepted Answer

NEAT

Answer

Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) accounts for a significant and highly variable portion of daily energy expenditure.

Question 3

Which nutrient is essential to prioritize during weight loss to prevent muscle loss and support metabolism?

Accepted Answer

Protein

Answer

Adequate protein intake during a caloric deficit helps preserve lean muscle mass and keeps metabolism from declining as much.

Question 4

What is 'metabolic adaptation' in the context of long-term dieting?

Accepted Answer

A reduction in metabolic rate beyond what weight loss alone predicts

Answer

Metabolic adaptation is the body's compensatory downregulation of calorie burn, making continued weight loss progressively harder.

Question 5

Which popular diet strategy emphasizes very low carbohydrate intake to shift the body into a fat-burning state called ketosis?

Accepted Answer

The ketogenic diet

Answer

The ketogenic diet restricts carbs to typically under 50g/day, prompting the liver to produce ketones from fat for fuel.

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