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NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITYEXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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NUTRITION AND PHYSICALACTIVITYEXAM QUESTIONS AND
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The typical American diet is characterized as being "high" in which of the following? -
Answers -Fat & protein
The typical American diet is characterized as being "low" in which of the following? -
Answers -Potassium, dietary fiber, calcium, and vitamin D
The Institute of Medicine estimates that more than which of the following is spent on
weight reduction products and services? - Answers -$33 Million
Which of the following constitute categories of body weight status? - Answers -
Overweight, obese, underweight and healthy
What is the MOST commonly used measure (tool) used to estimate an individual's body
weight status? - Answers -BMI
What is BMI and how is it calculated? - Answers -Weight in kg divided by height in m
What constitutes "obesity" and "overweight" with regard to BMI ranges? - Answers -
Obesity- having a BMI over 30%
Overweight- having a BMI betweek 25-29%
Overweight status increases with age, but begins to decline at approximately which of
the following? - Answers -Decreases after the age of 75
Which of the following defines "waist to hip ratio?" - Answers -Waist-to-hip ratio-
measurement of the waist (at the smallest point) divided by the hips (at the widest point)
around the buttocks
Under which BMI would an adult be considered to be "underweight?" - Answers -Under
18.5
According to CDC (and as reported in Schneider's text) approximately what percentage
of the American population is considered to be overweight or obese? men - - Answers -
34.4 %
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