This is the minimum number of a BMI to qualify as obese.
What is a BMI of 30?
100
This metabolic disorder with two types is characterized by high blood glucose in the context of insulin resistance.
What is diabetes?
100
This is one simple way to raise awareness about the prevalence of obesity and type II diabetes.
What is hold a fund-raising event (bike race!)?
100
This shows the different categories of food (and their relative quantities) a person should eat to be healthy.
What is the food pyramid?
100
This is defined as a platform for people concerned about specific issues effecting our society.
What is a social cause?
200
This state was shown to have the greatest prevalence of obesity in 2009.
What is Mississippi?
200
This metabolic disorder is often managed by exercise and diet modification.
What is type II diabetes?
200
These techniques will be used to attract people to the event. (Name 2)
What is canvassing neighborhoods, reaching out to media, chalking and postering?
200
This vitamin helps keep eyes and skin healthy while protecting against infections.
What is vitamin A?
200
This is an important part of any event raising awareness for a social cause, allowing participants to review and sink-in their knowledge and understanding of the cause.
What is reflection?
300
This fraction of children in the United States is overweight or obese.
What is 1/5th?
300
This metabolic disease results from the body's failure to produce insulin, requiring people with it to inject insulin.
What is type I diabetes?
300
These items are commonly given to participants in an event to raise awareness for the cause after the event is over.
What is a souvenir (e.g., t-shirt or water bottle)?
300
Berries, broccoli, beans, pop corn, nuts, peas, and whole grains contain a lot of this substance used by the digestive system in the body.
What is fiber?
300
This is the first step in addressing a social problem.
What is raise awareness?
400
These diseases were mentioned as some of the health risks of being obese. (Name 2)
What is cardiovascular disease, cancer, or type II diabetes?
400
This medical procedure may help relieve symptoms of those affected by type II diabetes.
What is gastric bypass surgery?
400
The funds of this bike race will be donated to this organization.
What is Tour de Cure?
400
This government agency sets strict guidelines for companies on how they can label and advertise their food products.
What is the US Food and Drug Administration?
400
This is a form of governing where decision making lies in the hands of those with technical expertise.
What is technocracy?
500
This cardiac chronic medical condition in which systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated is one health risk of being obese.
What is hypertension?
500
Failures in this glandular organ responsible for producing many hormones, including insulin, may be partially responsible for diabetes.
What is the pancreas?
500
These partners were considered in running this event. (Name 5)
What is Gatorade, Odwalla, Naked, Whole Foods, Ideal Markets, Farmer's Market, T-Shirt companies, CU Bike Shack, Tour de Cure, and a printing company?
500
These are the many benefits of exercise. Name 3.
What is helps manage weight, helps build and maintain bones and muscles, lowers risk of heart disease and type II diabetes, reduces feelings of depression and anxiety, enhances flexibility and posture, and improves self esteem and body image?
500
Charon introduces several criteria for identifying a social cause in "Introduction to the Study of Social Problems". Name two.
What is the problem must be social in nature, impact many individuals, and harms an ideal society?