Obesity

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1a) A BMI of 16 kg/m2 is below the healthy range at age 6y.

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1b) A BMI of 22 kg/m2 is in the healthy range for a girl aged 15y.

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1c) Overweight/obesity is more prevalent in boys than in girls in China.

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1d) Overweight/obesity prevalence rates are much higher in Australian school-aged children than in children from South America, the Middle East or the Mediterranean countries.

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1e) The prevalence of overweight/obesity in pre-school-aged children has plateaued.

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2a) Breastfeeding has a small but protective effect on the development of obesity in children.

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2b) The dramatic rise in obesity prevalence in recent decades means that genetic factors play no role in obesity development.

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2c) Genetically predisposed children are more vulnerable to the development of obesity in a given environment.

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2d) Changes in both dietary patterns and physical activity/ sedentary behaviours have contributed to the rise in obesity prevalence.

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3a) A BMI of 23 kg/m2 and a waist:height ratio of 0.6 in a child aged 6y is indicative of obesity and increased cardio-metabolic risk.

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3b) Short stature is common in pre-pubertal children with obesity.

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3c) All children with obesity should have a fasting blood test performed to check for complications.

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3d) Acanthosis nigricans in an adolescent with central obesity and a family history of type 2 diabetes suggests insulin resistance or prediabetes.

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3e) A raised ALT in the context of an adolescent with obesity, acanthosis nigricans and hypertriglyceridaemia is consistent with fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

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4a) Family focussed lifestyle intervention in children with obesity can lead to mild to moderate improvements in weight status and cardiometabolic risk.

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4b) In treating a 7 year old child with obesity, the child’s active engagement in the therapy program is crucial.

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4c) Bariatric surgery should be considered in a pre-adolescent child with severe obesity.

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4d) Long-term maintenance strategies may be required in children with obesity, even after initial good response to therapy.

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4e) School-based interventions are the mainstay of effective obesity prevention.