Nutrition Chapter 9 Quiz

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

2. All of the following are features of fat cell metabolism in men and women except

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

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

5. All of the following describe the behavior of fat cells except

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

7. 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?

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

9. Obesity resulting from an increase in the size of fat cells is termed

10. Obesity resulting from an increase in the number of fat cells is termed

11. 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

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

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

14. On which organ or tissue does leptin primarily act?

15. What is Prader-Willi syndrome?

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

17. Which of the following is a feature of leptin?

18. Which of the following is a feature of ghrelin?

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

20. All of the following are hormones that promote satiety except

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

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

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

24. What is the primary reason that laxatives are generally not effective agents for losing weight?

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

26. Clinically severe obesity is also known as

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

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

29. The drug sibutramine reduces appetite by affecting

30. All of the following are characteristics of the results of weight loss surgery except

31. All of the following are sensible guidelines for diet plans except

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

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

34. Upon beginning a meal, the satiety signal in the body is sent after a lag time of about

35. What is the best approach to weight loss?

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

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

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

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

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

41. All of the following are characteristics of insulin in the body except

42. Adverse side effects of typical low-carbohydrate diets include all of the following except

43. All of the following are features of high-protein diets except

44. What is the primary reason for the weight loss that accompanies high-protein diets?

45. Which of the following is characteristic of dieting and ketosis?