This or That
If you have gone online to check your weight reduction support group in your area which stage of readiness for weight behavior change are you in ?
a. pre-contemplation stage or b. preparation stage
b. preparation stage
People gain weight when
a. their basal metabolic rate increases.
b. they consume more calories than they use up in daily
activity.
b. they consume more calories than they use up in daily
activity.
Successful weight management strategies include which of the following?
a. Learn to distinguish between actual and emotional hunger.
b. Ask friends for recommendations for methods that helped them to lose weight quickly.
a. Learn to distinguish between actual and emotional hunger.
Bulimia nervosa
a. is found primarily in older women who are concerned
with the aging process.
b. is associated with the use of laxatives or excessive exercise
to control weight.
b. is associated with the use of laxatives or excessive exercise
to control weight.
Jacob is an average build 26-year-old college student who is much thinner than his friends. What should he focus on to gain more weight?
a. Consume more calories than he burns on an average day.
b. Eat a large lunch and dinner each day.
a. Consume more calories than he burns on an average day.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. I can lose weight successfully on a low-calorie diet.
b. I can lose weight successfully by working out once a week
b. I can lose weight successfully by working out once a week
Individuals with anorexia nervosa
a. believe they are overweight even if they are extremely
thin.
b. typically feel full all the time, which limits their food
intake.
a. believe they are overweight even if they are extremely
thin.
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Very-low-calorie diets increase metabolism, which helps
burn calories more quickly.
b. Low-carbohydrate diets have been shown safe over the
short term but long-term studies have not been
completed.
b. Low-carbohydrate diets have been shown safe over the
short term but long-term studies have not been
completed.
What is basal metabolic rate?
a. Another term for breathing rate.
b. The number of calories needed to sustain the body at rest.
b. The number of calories needed to sustain the body at rest.
10. Satiety occurs when
a. one’s caloric needs have been met.
b. one feels full.
b. one feels full.