Nutrition Chapter 9

Women in their reproductive years are likely to carry more intraabdominal fat than are women past menopause.

Waist circumference indicates visceral fatness, and above a certain girth, disease risks rise, even when BMI values are normal.

Eating certain foods can elevate the basal metabolic rate, and thus promote weight loss.

Taller people need proportionately more energy than shorter people to balance their energy budgets.

For someone with at least one obese parent, the chance of becoming obese is estimated to be between 30 and 70 percent.

Physical activity must be long and arduous to achieve fat loss.

The DRI Committee recommends at least 130 grams of carbohydrate a day.

Society plays a role in eating disorders because they are known only in developed nations and they become more prevalent as wealth increases and food becomes plentiful.

Bulimia is more prevalent than anorexia nervosa and is more common in women than men.

All of the following are risks from being underweight except:

Which of the following is not a health risk associated with deficient body fat?

Excess body fatness is associated with an increased risk of:

Excess fat around the _____ represents a greater risk to health than excess fat elsewhere on the body.

Waist circumference reflects the degree of _____ in proportion to body fatness.

A body mass index of 25.0 to 29.9 in an adult indicates:

One pound of body fat is equal to _____ calories.

Which of the following statements about basal metabolism is true?

About _____ percent of a meal's energy value is used up in stepped-up metabolism in the five or so hours following each meal.

All of the following factors are associated with a higher basal metabolic rate except:

Older people generally need less energy than younger people due to:

Which of the following is based on weight and height and used in clinical settings to assess weight status?

Body mass index is unsuitable for use with:

A woman of normal weight may have, on the average, _____ percent of the body weight as fat.

Hunger makes itself known roughly _____ hours after eating.

The hormone produced by adipose tissue in response to body fat production that helps to control obesity is:

The psychological desire to eat is referred to as:

All of the following are involved in signaling satiation except:

Which of the following types of foods sustain satiety longer than other foods?

The theory that a person with more adipose tissue containing energy-wasting proteins will be leaner is referred to as the _____.

One "outside of the body" factor that contributes to obesity is:

The definition of a food desert is:

Quick, large changes in weight are most likely the result of all of the following except:

In early food deprivation, the nervous system cannot use _____ as fuel.

A healthy person starting with average body fat can live totally deprived of food for as long as six to eight weeks due to:

The three kinds of energy nutrients can be stored in the body as:

Which of the following is not a true statement?

A very-low-carbohydrate diet may be accompanied by:

Nutrition authorities agree that the staple foods of high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets clearly raise the risk for:

Fad diets are successful in the short term because they:

Health professionals advise people with low fitness levels to engage in activities of _____ for weight loss.

One of the major benefits of physical activity for weight management is:

A person trying to gain weight should:

Which of the following strategies would be appropriate for an obese individual with a BMI of 40 or above who is healthy?

Complications immediately following obesity surgery often include all of the following except:

Successful weight maintainers:

A person who diets without exercising:

The accumulation of excess visceral fat in the body may lead to health complications because:

Mary has a waist circumference of 38 inches. Based on this information you conclude that:

A 55-year-old woman with a BMI of 31 and waist circumference of 37 whose father and grandfather died of heart disease is at _____ risk of developing heart disease.

A woman who is a varsity soccer player has a BMI of 32, a waist circumference of 32, and 30 percent body fat. What would you say about her body composition?

You have chosen to treat yourself to one weekly mocha latte coffee, which has 215 calories. This could add how much to your body weight in a year's time?

John routinely consumes 7,000 calories per day in excess of his energy expenditure. How much body fat would John store per day as a result of this practice?

The thermic effect of foods eaten can contribute to total energy expended in a day because:

When determining the BMR for an individual it is important to consider which of the following factors that will affect the rate?

Paul is a 19-year-old athlete who is 6' tall and weighs 178 pounds; Rick is a 40-year-old salesman who weighs 165 pounds and is 5' 7" tall. Who would have the higher basal metabolic rate?

You are weighing a team of football players and according to the BMI values they appear to be obese. Which of the following would you most likely conclude?

A woman weighs 210 pounds and is 65 inches tall. Calculate her BMI.

Johnnie's father is 5' 11" tall and weighs 165 pounds, while his mother weighs 164 pounds and is 5' 2" tall. Johnnie's chances of becoming obese are at least _____ percent.

A woman who is trying to get pregnant has a BMI of 17 and a 10 percent body fat value. What factors should she consider concerning her body composition?

You are trying to reduce your food intake by skipping lunch for several weeks to lose weight and fit into a favorite outfit for a special occasion. However, by the middle of the afternoon you are very uncomfortable with the empty feeling in your stomach and feel you "have to" eat. This is caused by:

The major role that the hormone ghrelin plays in eating is to:

You go to the movie theater after eating dinner and smell the popcorn in the concession stand. Although you are full, you start salivating and your stomach grumbles, so you buy a bag to eat during the show. This is an example of what signal for eating?

Susie has been overweight for many years. She tends to eat when she is not really hungry and eats more food when she is angry or depressed. Which of the following could explain Susie's problem of overweight?

How has physical activity played a role in weight trends in the U.S. recently?

All of the following are recommendations for physical activity to maintain a healthy body weight except:

Which of the following is the best recommendation to use the built environment in a neighborhood to encourage healthy weight practices?

The best way to begin to use physical activity to assist with weight control is to:

What would be a good way for a low-income person living in the inner city to get exercise?

Which individual's activity had the highest calorie cost?

If a person uses fasting to lose weight, how will his or her body react?

When setting a target for weight loss, an appropriate goal would be:

An effective method for losing weight would be to:

Recommendations for planning a diet for weight loss include the following:

Donna weighs 160 pounds. How many grams of fat should Donna consume in order to meet the DRI recommendation, if she consumes 1600 calories a day?

Which of the following foods has the greatest energy density?

Which of the following is a valid recommendation for managing portion sizes of foods in order to manage weight?

The most important time of the day to eat when you are trying to lose weight is:

A person who is trying to gain weight and muscle mass will have the best outcome by:

James is trying to gain weight. Which of the following would you suggest to help James with his goal?

Your aunt is seriously considering having gastric surgery to help her lose weight because previous weight-loss diets have been unsuccessful. What information would you give to help her make her decision?

A good way to help dieters to solve problems and increase motivation is to teach them to:

A woman is using behavior modification to change her eating habits in order to lose weight. Which of the following behaviors would be most successful for changing a particular cue?

Characteristics of victims of anorexia nervosa include:

Central to the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa is:

Successful treatment for a young woman with anorexia nervosa includes:

Characteristics of bulimia include all of the following except:

You suspect that your new college roommate may have an eating disorder because, although she seems to have a normal body size, you have heard her frequently vomiting after a meal, and her tooth enamel is becoming corroded. She also will frequently eat 3 boxes of crackers at one time to relieve stress and will then feel guilty afterwards. These are most likely symptoms of:

Both deficient and " " body fat present health risks.

For example, underweight increases the risk for any person fighting a " " disease, while over fatness can precipitate " " and thus increase the risk of stroke.

Being overfat also triples a person's risk of developing " "

The " " usually correlates with degree of body fatness and disease risks.

The "energy in" side of the body's energy budget is measured in " " taken in each day in the form of foods and beverages.

Calories in foods and beverages can be obtained from published tables or " " programs.

The body spends energy in two major ways: to fuel its " " metabolism and to fuel its " " activities.

The DRI committee sets " " values by taking into account the ways in which energy is spent and by whom.

A clinician can determine the percentage of fat in person's body by measuring fatfolds, body " " or other parameters.

Distribution of fat can be estimated by radiographic techniques and central adiposity by measuring " " circumference.

Different theories exist to explain the development of obesity, with one attributing it to internal factors and the other to " " factors.