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Nutrition Ch. 9

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It stimulates appetite and energy storage
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Which of the following is a feature of ghrelin?
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33-34%
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According to body mass index figures, what percentage of people aged 2-19 years are overweight or obese?
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It is a satiety signal
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Which of the following is a feature of leptin?
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White adipose tissue
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What serves as the body's chief storage site for lipids?
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Point above which the body tends to lose weight and below which it tends to gain weight
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Which of the following defines the body's set point?
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10%
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What percentage of people in the United States who use nonprescription weight-loss products have a normal weight?
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Lipoprotein lipase
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Which of the following is known to promote fat storage in adipocytes?
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Heredity and environment
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What primarily determines a person's susceptibility to obesity?
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The number decreases when fat is lost from the body
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Which of the following does NOT describe the behavior of fat cells?
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The products were implicated in several cases of heart attacks
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What is the principal reason that the FDA has banned the sale of products containing ephedrine?