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What percentage of adult Americans are overweight or obese? |
More than 60% |
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Obesity is a risk factor for |
heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes. |
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When trying to determine her ideal, healthy weight, a woman should be less concerned about comparing herself to her friends and more concerned about |
her percentage of body fat and how her weight is distributed. |
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Problems with the BMI measurement include that |
it is an indirect estimate of body fat. |
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John underwent a body composition test that involved being submerged to compare his underwater weight with land weight to determine the amount body fat. This method of assessment is known as a |
hydrostatic weighing. |
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A good way to control portion sizes when you eat at home is to |
serve meals on smaller plates. |
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The method of body composition measurement that sends a small current through the body to measure the resistance based on percentage of body water is |
bioelectrical impedance analysis. |
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The U.S. population has become increasingly sedentary because |
people spend more time sitting at home and at work. |
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The amount of energy the body uses at complete rest is known as the |
basal metabolic rate. |
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Data from the National Health Interview Survey show that 4 in 10 adults |
never engage in any exercise, sports, or physically active hobbies. |
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In addition to the United States, which of the following nations or regions are also experiencing an obesity epidemic? |
Mexico and the United Kingdom |
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Individuals who go on and off starvation diets multiple times to lose weight will likely end up with |
a lower basal metabolic rate. |
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Which of the following people would be most likely to notice the effects of an age-related decline in metabolic rate? |
30-year-old computer programmer |
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The concept of adaptive thermogenesis attempts to explain |
how thin people can consume large amounts of calories without gaining weight. |
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Some scientists believe that the hypothalamus does all of the following EXCEPT |
disrupts adaptive thermogenesis. |
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Which of the following is NOT true about weight management? |
Long-term behavior modification is not as effective as short-term diets. |
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A person’s exercise metabolic rate (EMR) will increase if he or she |
increases the activity level from light to moderate. |
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In planning a weight management program that has the best chance of success you must |
set realistic short- and long-term goals. |
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The body adapts to prolonged fasting or carbohydrate deprivation by converting body fat to ketones to be used as fuel for brain cells, a process called |
ketogenesis |
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When fasting or eating a very-low-calorie diet for prolonged periods, the body will obtain fuel from its energy stores. One of the last reserves the body will use is |
protein in muscle and organ tissue. |
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Problems associated with severe caloric restriction include all of the following EXCEPT |
increased tolerance to cold. |
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The weight loss drugs Redux and Pondimin (also known as fen-phen) were recalled after FDA approval and widespread use because they were found to |
damage heart valves. |
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Currently there is no prescription weight loss drug available that can be used over time without increasing the chances of |
adverse effects and abuse. |
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Over-the-counter weight loss supplements typically contain |
diuretics. |
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Liposuction is used to |
Spot reduce or contour body shape. |
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Some forms of cancer are associated with obesity. |
True |
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Extremely low body fat can contribute to amenorrhea in females. |
True |
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A mother’s decision to bottle-feed her baby, as opposed to breast-feeding, would increase the child’s chances of becoming obese. |
True |
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Basal metabolic rate is relatively stable throughout life. |
False |
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Two males of equal size and leanness but different ages will burn the same amount of calories at rest. |
False |
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