Nutrition Chapter 9

According to body mass index values, what fraction of the U.S. adult population is considered overweight or obese?

According to body mass index figures, what percentage of people aged 2-19 years are overweight or obese?

Which of the following describes a trend of worldwide obesity?

What is the classification of a person who is 6 feet 4 inches tall and 202 lbs?

Which of the following is a characteristic of fat cell development?

All of the following describe the behavior of fat cells EXCEPT

Tom was overweight when he was 13. During puberty he continued to gain weight steadily until at age 23, when he decided to lose weight. Tom successfully lost 50 pounds. Which of the following most likely happened to Tom's fat cells?

In the quest for achieving desirable body weight, adults have control over all of the following EXCEPT

What is the rationale for the fat cell theory of obesity?

Which of the following is known to promote fat storage in adipocytes?

The most likely explanation for why women readily store fat around the hips whereas men readily store fat around the abdomen is gender differences in

All of the following are features of fat cell metabolism in men and women EXCEPT

Which of the following is a feature of the lipoprotein lipase enzyme?

Obesity resulting from an increase in the SIZE of fat cells is termed

Adverse effects on organs such as the liver from the presence of excess body fat is known as

Hyperplastic obesity is related to a(n)

Obesity resulting from an increase in the NUMBER of fat cells is termed

Which of the following defines the body's set point?

What is Prader-Willi syndrome?

Which of the following is a feature of weight gain and genetics?

On which organ or tissue does leptin primarily act?

Which of the following is known to cause a reduction in fat cell number in mice?

What are the observed effects of sleep deprivation of leptin and ghrelin?

As a new assistant in a weight-loss research laboratory, you are given a tour of the mouse laboratory. Why is the leptin-deficient mouse much larger than its leptin-sufficient counterpart?

Which of the following describes a relationship between leptin and energy balance?

Which of the following is a feature of leptin?

Which of the following is a feature of ghrelin?

Why is weight loss, in part, more successful with exercise and also after bypass surgery?

Which of the following is NOT a feature of adiponectin?

Which of the following is a feature of ghrelin?

Which of the following is NOT a satiating hormone?

All of the following are hormones that promote satiety EXCEPT

What serves as the body's chief storage site for lipids?

What is the significance of the uncoupling proteins in adipose tissue?

Kirima is a Native Eskimo who lives in one of the coldest regions in the world. What type of adipose tissue is most effective at helping her to maintain warm body temperatures during the coldest parts of the year?

Which of the following is a characteristic of the body's major types of adipose tissue?

What is the chief factor that determines a person's susceptibility to obesity?

Which of the following is the best evidence that environment must play a role in obesity?

All of the following are characteristics of food portion sizes EXCEPT

Compared with non-obese people, obese people have a lower

Which of the following is a feature of physical inactivity and energy balance?

Television watching contributes to obesity for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

To help prevent body fat gain, the DRI suggests daily, moderately intense, physical activities totaling

At any given time, approximately what percentage of all U.S. adults are attempting to lose weight?

Aggressive treatment should be introduced in obese people if they have which of the following risk factors?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of obese people?

What percentage of people in the United States who use nonprescription weight-loss products have a normal weight?

A popular eating plan that promises quick weight loss is known as a(n)

What primary reason that laxatives are generally not effective agents for losing weight?

What is the principal reason that the FDA has banned the sale of products containing ephedrine?

Over-the-counter products labeled as "dieter's tea" are reported to lead to

When consumed in high doses, which of the following is associated with modest weight loss in people?

Fraudulent weight reduction literature refers to visually apparent, lumpy forms of body fat as

Which of the following is a feature of weight-loss remedies?

The drug sibutramine reduces appetite by affecting

Clinically severe obesity is also known as

Bariatrics is a field of medicine that specializes in the treatment of

The prescription drug sibutramine acts by regulating the utilization of

Your patient, Mr. Sinclair, has a BMI of 43 and is taking drugs to lose weight. He has heard that some drugs cause lots of gastrointestinal discomfort and would prefer to take one that doesn't give him any of these side effects. Which of the following should be prescribed for Mr. Sinclair?

What is the primary action of orlistat, a weight-loss drug?

All of the following are factors that meet the conditions for surgical intervention for weight loss in obese people EXCEPT

All of the following are characteristics of the results of weight-loss surgery EXCEPT

Which of the following describes the research results regarding obese women in weight-loss programs?

In a weight reduction regimen, the most realistic time frame for losing 10% of initial body weight is

What is a safe rate of weight loss on a long-term basis for most overweight people?

All of the following are sensible guidelines for diet plans EXCEPT

As general rule, what minimum number of kcalories per day is necessary to ensure nutritional adequacy in an eating plan for reducing body weight?

Which of the following would be most effective at lowering energy intake in a person on a weight reduction program?

The feeling of satiety from weight-loss diets is best achieved by diets rich in

What is the best approach to weight loss?

An important aid in any weight-loss diet program is to

Which of the following describes a connection between physical activity and energy expenditure?

A person who weighs 150 lbs. and walks at a pace of 3 miles/hour expends about how many kcalories in that hour?

Which of the following is a feature of the body's response to engaging in physical activity?

A typical person who burns 200 kcalories during a 2-mile run would, in the postexercise period, burn an additional

What is the principal reason that appetite is turned off immediately after a person finishes an intense workout?

Features of the adaptive response to regular physical exercise include all of the following EXCEPT

What is the chief reason that health-care professionals advise people to engage only in low-to-moderate intensity activities for prolonged duration rather than more intense, shorter routines?

Which of the following is a relation of "spot reducing" to exercise?

Approximately how many kcalories are expended per kilogram body weight when walking a mile at a moderate pace?

Approximately how many kcalories per week should be expended in physical activity in order to maintain a weight loss?

Which of the following does NOT represent a common environmental influence on eating behaviors?

All of the following are behavior modifications for losing weight EXCEPT

To help maximize the long-term success of a person's weight-loss program, which of the following personal attitudes should be encouraged in the individual?

All of the following are features of the effect of food accessibility on food intake EXCEPT

All of the following are associations between the environment and food intake EXCEPT

An example of a behavior modification technique for weight control is to

Which of the following is a feature of energy metabolism in formerly obese people who have lost weight?

Approximately what percentage of overweight people who intentionally lose weight are able to maintain the weight loss for at least one year?

To qualify for successful weight-loss maintenance, a 200-pound person who intentionally lost 20 lbs must hold the loss for at least

Because obesity apparently has many causes, even in an individual, the best approach seems to be

Approximately what percentage of U.S. adults are classified as underweight?

The classification of underweight is defined when the BMI first drops below

Among the following, which is the most important strategy for an underweight person who wishes to achieve a healthy body weight?

Of the following, which is NOT among the recommended strategies for weight gain in an underweight person?

All of the following are meal-planning strategies for underweight people who desire to gain weight EXCEPT

Which of the following would NOT be part of a successful program of weight gain in an underweight individual?

Fad diets often produce weight loss, at least initially, because

Jody is taking a nutrition class, and has been assigned to evaluate a popular diet plan. She finds a description of a plan for her assignment in a magazine at the grocery store. Which of the following statements in the magazine would suggest that this plan is an unsound, fad diet?