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41) 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
A) produce drastic ketosis.
B) damage heart valves.
C) cause cancer.
D) damage the gastrointestinal tract.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
42) A hormone produced in the stomach that is referred to as the “hunger hormone” is
A) leptin.
B) adrenaline.
C) ghrelin.
D) insulin.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
43) A measurement based on the relationship between a person’s height and weight that is highly
correlated to the amount of body fat is the
A) body composition index.
B) obesity index.
C) body fat index.
D) body mass index.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Assessing Body Weight and Body Composition
Learning Outcome: 10.3
44) The prescription drug orlistat (Xenical, marketed as Alli) has a number of unpleasant side
effects but works to promote weight loss by
A) increasing resting metabolic rate.
B) inhibiting the digestion of fat.
C) suppressing appetite.
D) increasing water loss.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
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45) Currently there is no prescription weight loss drug available that can be used over time
without increasing the chances of
A) relapse and weight gain.
B) excess fluid loss.
C) adverse effects.
D) adverse effects and abuse.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
46) Over-the-counter weight loss aids and supplements typically contain
A) diuretics.
B) vitamins.
C) antidepressants.
D) minerals.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
47) Gastric bypass
A) results in gradual loss of modest amounts of weight over several years‘ time.
B) is a restrictive and malabsorption surgery.
C) is one of the least common types of weight-loss surgery.
D) is an elimination surgery.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
48) Benefits of weight-loss surgery include the potential to reverse
A) certain types of cancers.
B) type 2 diabetes.
C) infections.
D) Crohn’s disease.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
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49) Liposuction is used to
A) restrict the calories absorbed by the body.
B) spot reduce or contour body shape.
C) decrease levels of leptin.
D) reroute the passage of food through the body.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
50) Allen has just eaten a large meal and pushes his plate away, unable to eat any more. He is
experiencing
A) adaptive thermogenesis.
B) hunger.
C) appetite.
D) satiety.
Skill: Applying
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
51) Jorge went for a run after his morning classes. He hadn’t eaten breakfast and now he is
feeling lightheaded and has a gnawing feeling in his stomach. Jorge is experiencing
A) adaptive thermogenesis.
B) hunger.
C) appetite.
D) satiety.
Skill: Applying
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
52) Annie had a long day at work and has an overwhelming craving for pasta. She decides to ask
her friend Nicole to meet her at their favorite Italian restaurant. Annie is experiencing
A) adaptive thermogenesis.
B) hunger.
C) appetite.
D) satiety.
Skill: Applying
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
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53) When an individual’s body increases its metabolic rate to compensate for an increased food
intake, this is the process known as
A) adaptive thermogenesis.
B) ketogenesis.
C) digestion.
D) enhanced metabolism.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
54) An individual whose BMI is 42 would be classified as
A) overweight.
B) obese.
C) morbidly obese.
D) super obese.
Skill: Applying
Section: Assessing Body Weight and Body Composition
Learning Outcome: 10.3
55) When a clinician measures a person’s body fat by pinching folds of skin at various locations
on the body, the process being used is the
A) skinfold method.
B) DXA method.
C) hydrostatic method.
D) BIA method.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Assessing Body Weight and Body Composition
Learning Outcome: 10.3
56) When a clinician measures a person’s body fat by using x-rays to differentiate between bone,
lean, and fat tissue, the process being used is the
A) skinfold method.
B) DXA method.
C) hydrostatic method.
D) BIA method.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Assessing Body Weight and Body Composition
Learning Outcome: 10.3
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57) Keith is having a complete fitness evaluation done at a health center. One of the
measurements being taken is how much energy he expends while jogging on a treadmill, which
is his
A) calorie intake.
B) basal metabolic rate.
C) exercise metabolic rate.
D) resting metabolic rate.
Skill: Applying
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
58) The measure of energy expended while a person is engaged in sedentary activities, such as
sitting on a sofa or digesting food, is the
A) calorie intake.
B) basal metabolic rate.
C) exercise metabolic rate.
D) resting metabolic rate.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
59) Which theory holds that our bodies fight to maintain our weight within a particular narrow
range?
A) hormone adjustment theory
B) set point theory
C) thrifty gene theory
D) adaptive thermogenesis theory
Skill: Understanding
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
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60) Which theory holds that some people have a genetic disposition toward fat storage and
retaining weight?
A) hormone adjustment theory
B) set point theory
C) thrifty gene theory
D) adaptive thermogenesis theory
Skill: Understanding
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
61) Which type of dieting involves a cycle of restriction and weight loss followed by a period of
weight gain?
A) yo–yo diets
B) low-carbohydrate diets
C) very–low-calorie diets
D) fasting
Skill: Understanding
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
62) Cassie is morbidly obese, and is now following a medically supervised diet on which she
consumes 500 calories a day in the form of a powdered supplement. What kind of diet is Cassie
following?
A) yo–yo diet
B) low-carbohydrate diet
C) very–low-calorie diet
D) fasting
Skill: Applying
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
63) A condition in which a person has an excessive number of fat cells is
A) hyperglycemia.
B) dysplastic obesity.
C) anaplastic obesity.
D) hyperplastic obesity.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2