Delaware Skills Center

NUTRITION 100

FCS 357 Fall 2016

1)The expression You are what you eat is used extensively to explain the concept of energy balance and weight gain. Based on your understanding of nutrition gathered from reading this textbook, does this phrase accurately explain the concept of energy balance and weight gain? Consider daily dietary intake pattern as compared with long-term dietary intake patterns.

2. A person has gone out to dinner with a group of friends, stating that he is “not really hungry.” The restaurant chosen has a buffet for their food service. The individual goes up to the buffet and fills a large plate with multiple food choices. What factors would account for this given his initial statement that he is “not really hungry”?
3. Explain why basal metabolic rate is higher in infants than in adults, and in normal-weight adults as compared to obese adults.