Chapter 8 pt 1
Chapter 8 pt 2
Chapter 9 pt 1
Chapter 9 pt 2
Chapter 9 pt 3
100

A person who consistently consumes 1700 kcalories a day and expends 2200 kcalories a day for a month would be expected to:

  • Lose ½ to 1 pound
  • Gain ½ to 1 pound
  • Lose 4 to 5 pounds
  • Gain 4 to 5 pounds

Lose 4 to 5 pounds

100

The thermic effect of an 800-kcalorie meal is about:

  • 8 kcalories
  • 80 kcalories
  • 160 kcalories
  • 200 kcalories

80 kcalories

100

With weight loss, fat cells:

  • Decrease in size only
  • Decrease in number only
  • Decrease in both number and size
  • Decrease in number, but increase in size

Decrease in size only

100

A realistic goal for weight loss is to reduce body weight: 

  • Down to the weight a person was at age 25
  • Down to the ideal weight in the weight-for-height tables
  • By 10 percent over 6 months
  • By 15 percent over 3 months

By 10 percent over 6 months

100

Gastric bypass surgery:

  • Is the best noninvasive treatment for obesity
  • Limits food intake by reducing the capacity of the stomach
  • Allows a person to eat unlimited amounts of food without weight gain
  • Suppresses hunger by increasing production of gastrointestinal hormones

Limits food intake by reducing the capacity of the stomach

200

The physiological desire to eat that accompanies the sight, smell, or thought of food is known as:

  • Hunger
  • Satiety
  • Appetite
  • Palatability

Appetite

200

For health’s sake, a person with a BMI of 21 might want to:

  • Lose weight
  • Maintain weight
  • Gain weight

Maintain weight

200

Obesity is caused by:

  • Overeating
  • Inactivity
  • Defective genes
  • Multiple factors

Multiple factors

200

A nutritionally sound weight-loss diet might restrict daily energy intake to create a:

• 1000-kcalorie-per-month deficit

• 500-kcalorie-per-month deficit

• 500-kcalorie-per-day deficit

• 3500-kcalorie-per-day deficit

500-kcalorie-per-day deficit

300

A person watching television after dinner reaches for a snack during the commercial in response to:

  • External cues
  • Hunger signals
  • Stress arousal
  • Satiety factors

External cues

300

Which of the following reflects height and weight?

  • Body mass index
  • Central obesity
  • Waist circumference
  • Body composition

Body mass index

300

Which of the following is NOT used to evaluate the risks to health from obesity?

  • Body mass index
  • Blood leptin levels
  • Waist circumference
  • Disease risk profiles

Blood leptin levels

300

Successful weight loss depends on:

• Avoiding fats and limiting water

• Taking supplements and drinking water

• Increasing proteins and restricting carbohydrates

• Reducing energy intake and increasing physical activity

Reducing energy intake and increasing physical activity

400

The largest component of energy expenditure is:

  • Basal metabolism
  • Physical activity
  • Indirect calorimetry
  • Thermic effect of food

Basal metabolism

400

Which of the following increases disease risks?

  • BMI 19-21
  • BMI 22-25
  • Lower body fat
  • Central obesity

Central obesity

400

Which strategy would NOT help an underweight person to gain weight?

  • Exercise
  • Drink plenty of water
  • Eat snacks between meals
  • Eat large portions of food

Drink plenty of water

400

Physical activity does NOT help a person to:

• Lose weight

• Retain muscle

• Maintain weight loss

• Lose fat in trouble spots

Lose fat in trouble spots

500

A major factor influencing BMR is:

  • Hunger
  • Food intake
  • Body composition
  • Physical activity

Body composition

500

A real benefit typical of many fad diets is:

  • Ketosis
  • A diet plan
  • Changes in metabolism
  • Quick and permanent weight loss

A diet plan

500

Which strategy would NOT help an overweight person to lose weight?

• Exercise

• Eat slowly

• Limit high-fat foods

• Eat energy-dense foods regularly

Eat energy-dense foods regularly

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