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The obesity epidemic is expanding (no pun intended). The diet/fitness industries are big business. Yet, all we have to do is look around to know that the prevalence of overweight, and risk factors such as Type 2 Diabetes are increasing steadily..

In class we learn the basics of energy balance, Calorie expenditure, metabolism, body composition, and the different exercise modalities. 

• Does severely restricting any of the following lead to long term weight (fat) loss?   (Pick only one of these three topics):
  • Calories
  • Fat
  • Carbohydrates
• The difference between simple weight loss and actual fat loss, Distinguish BMI from body composition. Include the effect of body composition on BMR.
• The effect of strength training vs. cardio-respiratory training on body composition and BMR?
• Why are there few ectomorphs around, relative to endomorphs?  What evolutionary adaptation took place?
• Benefits of HIIT - an exercise technique that is not included in your lectures.  

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