What federal agency is responsible for passing dietary guidelines?
What is the USDA (US Department of Agriculture)
100
What sector of the food industry is most contributing to the obesity epidemic?
What is Fast food (will also accept sugar)
100
What is the percentage of obese Americans?
What is More than one-third; 35.7%
200
What does BMI stand for?
What BMI cut-off does the WHO use to determine obesity?
What is Body Mass Index. What is equal to or greater than 30
200
In US public schools, what food group does tomato paste belong to?
What is Vegetable
200
Which are the heaviest and leanest states in the US?
What is Louisiana and Colorado, respectively
300
Name 4 major foods that the US government is heavily subsidizing farmers to grow?
What is (any of the following): corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beer, milk, beef, peanuts
300
What percentage of the food sold in grocery stores has added sugar?
What is 80% out of the 600,000 items sold in grocery stores
300
What is the role of insulin?
What is energy storage hormone; converts sugar to fat for storage.
400
How much sugar is consumed annually, per capita?
What is 156 lbs per year per person!
400
Which demographic is most susceptible to food industry marketing?
What is Children
400
What does a 'food desert' refer to?
What is Low-income neighborhoods where it is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh food. Residents must drive more than 10 miles to reach nearest supermarket.
500
How much do obesity healthcare costs amount to in the US?
What is $190 billion dollars/year
500
How much does the food industry spend, per year, on food marketing?
What is $10 billion/year
500
What disease is most commonly associated with obesity?
By 2050, _ out of 3 Americans will have this disease?
What is Type 2 diabetes. What is 1 out of 3 Americans