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64) The process that occurs when fat cells swell and enlarge is
A) dystrophy.
B) hypertrophy.
C) hyperthyroidism.
D) hyperbole.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
65) Since 1960, the percentage of the U.S. population that is obese has
A) increased by 25 percent.
B) increased by 50 percent.
C) doubled.
D) more than doubled.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Overweight and Obesity: A Growing Challenge
Learning Outcome: 10.1
66) Paula maintained her normal weight during her freshman year in college. During her
sophomore year, she moved into an apartment with two friends who are overweight. The three
regularly enjoy high-calorie meals together, and Paula has gained more than twenty pounds. She
wants to lose weight, but it seems as if, whenever she plans to prepare a healthful, low-calorie
meal, her roommates come home with a box of pizza or take-out burgers and fries. What type of
influence are her friends having on her behavior?
A) moral support
B) emotional encouragement
C) social undermining
D) informal persuasion
Skill: Applying
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
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67) Emotions or situations that cause a person to make unhealthy eating choices are
A) triggers.
B) pressures.
C) behaviors.
D) feelings.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
68) In working to improve your eating habits, one important step to take is to
A) hire a nutritional life coach.
B) eat more slowly and stop when you begin to feel full.
C) read the best-selling diet books and choose a diet to follow.
D) go on an all-liquid diet for the first two weeks to cleanse your system.
Skill: Applying
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
69) Which type of weight loss surgery involves a procedure that restricts stomach size to limit
food intake?
A) adipose tissue removal
B) liposuction
C) gastric banding
D) gastric bypass
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
70) Some forms of cancer are associated with obesity.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Overweight and Obesity: A Growing Challenge
Learning Outcome: 10.1
71) Extremely low body fat can contribute to loss of menstrual period.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Assessing Body Weight and Body Composition
Learning Outcome: 10.3
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72) As body mass index decreases below 18.5, an adult's overall health risk increases.
Skill: Applying
Section: Assessing Body Weight and Body Composition
Learning Outcome: 10.3
73) Socioeconomic status can have a significant effect on risk for obesity.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
74) The prevalence of obesity is consistent across all subpopulations in the United States.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
75) A mother's decision to bottle-feed her baby, as opposed to breast-feeding, would increase the
child's chances of becoming obese.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
76) Basal metabolic rate is relatively stable throughout life.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
77) An obese person burns fewer calories walking the same distance as a thin person.
Skill: Applying
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
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78) The exercise metabolic rate would be lower for walking versus jogging.
Skill: Applying
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
79) Dietary supplements containing ephedra have dangerous side effects, but are effective in
helping people lose weight and keep it off.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
80) Two males of equal size and leanness but different ages will burn the same amount of
calories at rest.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
81) Very-low-calorie diets have been shown to cause significant health risks and can, in fact, be
deadly.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
82) About one-third of people who undergo gastric surgery for weight loss relapse within five
years.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
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83) Obesity increases an individual's risk for numerous physical health problems. Identify at
least two of the non-physical health risks associated with obesity.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Overweight and Obesity: A Growing Challenge
Learning Outcome: 10.1
84) Identify the three factors that determine how many calories a person expends during that
activity.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
85) Discuss some of the concerns associated with eating out at restaurants and give some
strategies that can be used to combat overeating.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
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86) Identify at least three environmental factors that you believe have contributed to the increase
in obesity in the U.S. in the last 50 years and explain how.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
Learning Outcome: 10.2
87) Discuss several potential triggers that can cause a person to overeat, as well as strategies for
dealing with those triggers.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Managing Your Weight: Individual Roles
Learning Outcome: 10.4
