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| Which of the following can prevent the trend toward overeating? |
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| increasing foods in the diet that have low energy density |
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| A consequence of orlistat therapy is |
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| A surgical intervention whereby a pouch is created that diverts the flow of nutrients through parts of the gastrointestinal tract is known as |
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| The major function of lipoprotein lipase is to |
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| remove triglycerides from blood for storage |
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| As a general rule, in comparing energy density of foods |
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| foods with a high energy density are more likely to lead to weight gain. |
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| Weight management strategies that can be utilized to gain weight include |
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| selecting energy-dense meals |
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| A person who is very active would tend to: |
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| use more discretionary kcalories in his diet |
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| Which of the following behaviors is the least effective when one is trying to lose weight? |
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| eating food while watching television |
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| Which of the following does NOT describe the behavior of fat cells? |
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| The number decreases when fat is lost from the body |
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| 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? |
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| They shrank in size but did not decrease in number |
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| Which of the following is known to promote fat storage in adipocytes? |
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| What are the observed effects of sleep deprivation on leptin and ghrelin? |
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| Leptin decreases while ghrelin increases |
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| A popular eating plan that promises quick weight loss is known as a(n) |
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| What is the principal reason that the FDA has banned the sale of products containing ephedrine? |
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| The products were implicated in several cases of heart attacks and seizures |
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| What is the primary action of orlistat, a weight-loss drug? |
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| It inhibits pancreatic lipase |
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| As a general rule, what minimum number of kcalories per day is necessary to ensure nutritional adequacy in an eating plan for reducing body weight in women? |
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| What is a safe rate of weight loss on a long-term basis for most overweight people? |
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| As a general rule, what minimum number of kcalories per day is necessary to ensure nutritional adequacy in an eating plan for reducing body weight in men? |
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| An example of a behavior modification technique for weight control is to |
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| keep a record of your eating habits |
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| Which of the following is a characteristic of most fad diets? |
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| They limit food choices, thereby reducing energy intake |
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| 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? |
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| Once you complete this 6-month plan, you’ll never have to diet again.” |
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| According to body mass index values, what fraction of the US adult population is considered overweight or obese? |
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| According to the body mass index figures, what percentage of people aged 2-19 years are overweight or obese? |
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| In the quest for achieving desirable body weight, adults have control over all of the following EXCEPT |
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| 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 |
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| the activity of lipoprotein lipase |
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| Which of the following defines the body's set point? |
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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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| 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? |
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| leptin deficiency enhances appetite and decreases energy expenditure |
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| Which of the following is a feature of physical inactivity and energy balance? |
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| differences in the time obese and lean people spend lying, sitting, standing, and moving account for about 350 kcalories per day |
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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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| Which of the following is NOT a feature of nonprescription weight-loss products? |
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| by law, all of them must explain the risks associated with their plans |
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| All of the following are characteristics of the results of weight-loss surgery EXCEPT |
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| medical supervision in the post-surgery period is required only for the first 6 to 9 months |
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| The prescription drug phentermine acts by regulating the utilization of |
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| Which of the following is a characteristic of liposuction? |
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| within a year, body fat returns, primarily to the abdomen |
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| Which of the following is a characteristic of breakfast eating? |
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| people who eat breakfast frequently have a lower BMI than breakfast skippers |
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| What is the best approach to weight loss? |
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| reduce daily energy intake and increase energy expenditure |
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| Approximately what percentage of US adults are classified as underweight? |
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| Because obesity apparently has many causes, even in a single individual, the best approach seems to be |
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