An abnormally high and unhealthy proportion of body fat
What is obesity?
100
The easiest way to determine obesity
What is the BMI? (body mass index)
100
What is the best way to lose weight?
Exercise
100
That they are unintelligent and lazy
What is the most common misconceptions of obese people?
100
300,000 people every year
How many people are killed by obesity every year?
200
The 2 greatest factors that contribute to body weight
What is behavior and enviroment?
200
An at-home way to check for obesity
What is measuring your waist?
200
Another way to lose weight (name one)
What is
■Dietary changes,
■Exercise and activity,
■Behavior change,
■Prescription weight-loss medications, or
■Weight-loss surgery
200
A common misconception of obese people (name one)
What is the misconception that obese people are
· Lacking self-discipline.
· Always eating junk food.
· Indecisive.
· Unsuccessful.
· Unobservant.
· Less competent.
· Less productive.
· Disorganized.
· Unintelligent.
200
How many adults in America are classified as obese?
One third of all adults
300
Eating too many of these without exercise causes people to gain weight
What are calories?
300
A condition that usually occompanies obesity (name one)
What is
•High cholesterol (including high triglyceride levels)
•Diabetes
•High blood pressure
•Heart disease
•Stroke
•Sleep apnea (episodes when a person stops breathing while asleep)
•Osteoarthritis
•Gallstones
300
The optimal amount of weight to lose weekly
What is 1 or 2 pounds optimal for?
300
The effects of misconceptions on obese people (name one)
What is
· Unattractiveness.
· Discontent.
· Guilt.
· Depression.
· Self-blame.
· Social withdrawal.
300
Colorado
What is the leanest state?
400
A cause of obesity (name one)
What are genes, metabolism, behavior, enviroments, culture, or socioeconomic status?
400
heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, and respiratory disorders
What are some diseases that being obese put you at risk for?
400
Avoid these drastic and unrealistic diet changes that don't reduce weight in the long run
What is a crash or fad diet?
400
Not the same as being obese, this only means you are above the average weight
What is being overweight?
400
Missisippi
What is the fattest state?
500
A food sweetener that is thought to cause obesity and stops chemicals that tell the body when it is full
What is high-fructose corn syrup?
500
Other diseases and health problems
What can obesity increase the likelihood of?
500
A type of surgery that changes your digestive system, often limiting the amount of food you can eat.
What is a gastric bypass?
500
managing to avoid any reduction in food intake but forced by financial pressures to reduce variety in a diet and get poor nutrition
What is food insecurity?
500
A formula based on weight and height known as the body mass index