EXSC 387 Exam 3 Questions And 100% Correct Answers
One estimate projected that due to the childhood obesity epidemic, the prevalence of
CHD would increase 5%-16% by 2035. If this happens how many more cases of CHD
could be expected? - ANSWER 16% - over one hundred thousand cases
Due to what might life expectancy be shorter by mid-century? - ANSWER pediatric
obesity
Although diabetes in children is not considered "high," diabetes has increased by what
factor in the past 2 decades? - ANSWER of more than 10
What percentile for BMI would classify a child or adolescent as obese? - ANSWER BMI
30 or greater
The initial development of obesity comes with few side effects and overt clinical
symptoms. - ANSWER True
What term describes increased risk across generations, through non-genetic factors, of
developing obesity? - ANSWER Childhood obesity epidemic
Education may play a very key role in the prevention and treatment of obesity. -
ANSWER True
Considering all morbidities caused by obesity, which one has the most pronounced
10-year risk? - ANSWER Diabetes
Men or women - who faces most obesity-related morbidities with increased BMI? -
ANSWER men
, Studies that have used nutrition and exercise programs to reduce health risks like blood
pressure, cholesterol and diabetes have also demonstrated what "healthy lifestyle side
effect"? - ANSWER weight-loss
From a calorie basis we eat less fat and from a percentage basis we eat more fat than in
times past for the US population. - ANSWER False
What variable accounts for the greatest percent of variation in basal metabolic rate? -
ANSWER muscle
All obesity epidemic can be framed within one single cause - excess calories being
consumed relative to those being expended. - ANSWER True
Genetics may explain almost all of the rising tide of American obesity. - ANSWER False
In the energy balance equation which variable is associated with energy expenditure? -
ANSWER Carbohydrate consumption
Sedentariness during leisure has been estimated to represent a deficit of 100-200
kcal/day times and can be attributed to what? - ANSWER the availability and volitional
use of pervasive mechanization - and overall contributes to the obesity epidemic.
Which produces the best outcomes for weight loss? - ANSWER Diet and exercise
combined
One factor related to dietary over-consumption has been the increase in portion sizes
over time. - ANSWER True
Of all the various ways to try to lose weight, the most common method is - ANSWER eat
fewer calories
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