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Health Chapter 6

Questão 1 de 44

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1. People are considered obese when their body weight exceeds the recommended weight for their height by(BLANK) percent.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 10

  • 20

  • 30

  • 40

Explicação

Questão 2 de 44

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2. People gain weight when they

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Eat high-fat foods

  • Snack between meals.

  • Avoid strenuous physical activity.

  • Consume more calories than they need.

Explicação

Questão 3 de 44

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3. How are the terms overweight and obesity used differently?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • People who are 1-19 percent above their desired weight are called overweight, while those 20 percent or more above their desired weight are called obese.

  • All cases of above-desired weight are labeled overweight, while only the most extreme cases are considered obesity.

  • People are called overweight when their extra weight is in muscle, and obese when their extra Weight is in fat

  • Both terms mean the same thing.

Explicação

Questão 4 de 44

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4. Sandy’s desirable weight is 150 pounds, but she is now about 280. She would be classified as

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Overweight.

  • Mildly obese.

  • Morbidly obese

  • Severely obese.

Explicação

Questão 5 de 44

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5. The body mass index is

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Based on popular body images

  • An age-graded obesity measure

  • A height/weight index in metric units.

  • A method of measuring body composition

Explicação

Questão 6 de 44

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6. Ashley is 5’1” and weighs 135 pounds. According to the body mass index chart, she is Considered

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Healthy.

  • Overweight.

  • Obese.

  • Morbidly obese.

Explicação

Questão 7 de 44

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7. Which of the following is TRUE regarding standardized height/weight tables? They are

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • An excellent method for determining body composition.

  • An excellent method for determining obesity.

  • No longer considered the best way to determine whether body weight is acceptable.

  • A precise method for determining the amount of adipose tissue.

Explicação

Questão 8 de 44

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8. WHR assessment procedure was developed

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • To accurately measure the proportions of lean tissue to fat tissue.

  • In response to the growing concern over the rate of obesity in the United States.

  • As a clinical marker for the treatment of obesity.

  • In response to the growing concern over the relationship between the amount of fat in the Abdominal cavity and the development of serious health problems.

Explicação

Questão 9 de 44

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9. Skinfold measurements, the bod pod, and hydrostatic weighing are all measures of

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Body composition.

  • Obesity.

  • Weight.

  • fitness.

Explicação

Questão 10 de 44

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10. When an individual expends more calories than are taken in, this is referred to as

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • The thermic effect of food.

  • Positive caloric balance.

  • Caloric balance.

  • Negative caloric balance.

Explicação

Questão 11 de 44

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11. The Bod Pod determines body composition by

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Using a nomogram.

  • Measuring displaced air.

  • Relating weight to height.

  • Measuring electrical resistance under the skin.

Explicação

Questão 12 de 44

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12. The normal range of body fat for young adult men is percent.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 10 to 15

  • 15 to 19

  • 20 to 25

  • 25 to 30

Explicação

Questão 13 de 44

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13. Which of the following is FALSE regarding a skinfold measurement?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • It is used to calculate the percentage of body fat.

  • It is a measurement to determine the thickness of the fat layer just under the skin.

  • Only one key site on the body is necessary to accurately determine the percentage of body fat.

  • These measurements are taken using a special device known as a caliper.

Explicação

Questão 14 de 44

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14. Which of the following methods of body fat measurement involves measuring the thickness of the subcutaneous fat layer?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Skinfold measurements

  • Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry

  • Electrical impedance

  • Hydrostatic weighing

Explicação

Questão 15 de 44

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15. Which of the following BEST explains the causes of obesity?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Obesity generally occurs among people who lack sufficient leptin output.

  • Research indicates that genetic makeup is the main cause of most obesity.

  • Although no definitive cause is known, it is believed that several factors play a role.

  • Obesity is the product of overeating and lack of exercise, over which everyone has equal control.

Explicação

Questão 16 de 44

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16. Which of the following BEST describes the influence of genetics on obesity?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Body type is the only known obesity factor that is strongly affected by genetics.

  • Your genetic makeup determines whether you will be obese.

  • There are many possible genetic influences on obesity.

  • Genetics has little direct influence on obesity.

Explicação

Questão 17 de 44

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17. The body’s appetite controls are mainly located in the

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Liver.

  • Stomach.

  • Large intestine.

  • Hypothalamus.

Explicação

Questão 18 de 44

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18. The appetite center controls

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • When you eat.

  • How much you eat.

  • How your body uses food.

  • When you feel hungry or satisfied.

Explicação

Questão 19 de 44

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19. Which of the following BEST summarizes the set point theory?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Each person has a point beyond which he or she cannot lose weight.

  • Each person’s body regulates its use of energy to maintain a certain weight range.

  • The body begins to store fat when eating reaches a certain point.

  • Once an overweight person has lost weight, it becomes easier to lose more weight up to a certain point.

Explicação

Questão 20 de 44

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20. Changes in the body’s metabolic rate due to a lack, or abundance, of calories is known as

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Adipose recession.

  • Digestive generatively.

  • Comestible stabilization.

  • Adaptive thermogenesis.

Explicação

Questão 21 de 44

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21. What is the percentage of people who go on a diet and gain all of their weight back within a year of going off the diet?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 90 percent

  • 75 percent

  • 50 percent

  • 25 percent

Explicação

Questão 22 de 44

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22. Is equal to tobacco as a threat to American’s health and disproportionately affects Women of color and lower socioeconomic classes.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Breast cancer

  • Obesity

  • Stroke

  • Hypertension

Explicação

Questão 23 de 44

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23. Many researchers believe that overfed infants become overweight later in life because

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • They develop more fat cells than infants who are not overfed do.

  • The heavy calorie load slows down their metabolisms.

  • Overeating habits are established early in life.

  • Their fat cells grow in size.

Explicação

Questão 24 de 44

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24. According to weight management experts, the single most important factor leading to obesity in The United States is

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Inactivity.

  • Family dietary habits.

  • The mass promotion of junk foods

  • Endocrine dysfunction.

Explicação

Questão 25 de 44

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25. Your body’s energy needs are based on your diet, your activities, and your General health.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • General health

  • Basal metabolism.

  • Degree of obesity.

  • Endocrine function.

Explicação

Questão 26 de 44

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26. Consuming about (blank) calories more than is needed results in a weight gain of one pound of fat

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 2,200

  • 1,500

  • 3,500

  • 2,700

Explicação

Questão 27 de 44

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27. Why do the body’s energy requirements decrease with age? Because

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Basal metabolic rate declines with age.

  • Older adults are less active than younger adults.

  • Aging results in the gradual loss of muscle tissue.

  • Some body systems are no longer required in older adults.

Explicação

Questão 28 de 44

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28. Which of the following is NOT related to basal metabolic rate?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Age

  • Caloric intake

  • Activity level

  • Gender

Explicação

Questão 29 de 44

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29. The amount of energy our bodies require for the digestion, absorption, and transportation of food Is known as the (blank) of food.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Thermic effect

  • Thermatic metabolism

  • Molecular fusion

  • Hyper thermogenesis

Explicação

Questão 30 de 44

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30. According to the experts, you should set a goal to lose no more than (BLANK) pounds a week.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 5

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

Explicação

Questão 31 de 44

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31. Effective and lasting weight loss requires

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • A diet that significantly reduces calorie intake.

  • Going on a diet for a specific period of time.

  • Following a diet plan that is restrictive and demanding.

  • A lifestyle change that includes healthy eating and regular exercise.

Explicação

Questão 32 de 44

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32. Which of the following is FALSE regarding a balanced diet supported by portion control‘! It

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Is best undertaken with a nutritionist and physicians knowledgeable in diet management.

  • Is a diet designed to produce rapid weight loss

  • Reflects a nutritionally sound program that offers some probability of success.

  • Does not force an individual to adopt a restrictive approach to eating.

Explicação

Questão 33 de 44

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33. Why is a diet based on portion control a better idea than so-called low-calorie or fad diets?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • People can consume more of the foods that they enjoy with portion control.

  • Portion control diets achieve results more quickly.

  • Portion control typically cuts more calories from a meal.

  • Portion control is typically a more rigidly enforced approach.

Explicação

Questão 34 de 44

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34. People use fad diets in an attempt to achieve

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • A gradual weight loss.

  • A more nutritionally balanced approach to weight loss.

  • Rapid weight loss.

  • Making dieting easier and more enjoyable.

Explicação

Questão 35 de 44

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35. Dehydration, electrolyte loss, and possible kidney problems are complications associated with which fad diet?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • The Atkins Diet

  • Eating Thin for Life

  • The New Beverly Hills Diet

  • Jenny Craig

Explicação

Questão 36 de 44

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36. Many prescription and over-the-counter diet drugs achieve their purpose by

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Slowing digestion.

  • Elevating heart rate.

  • Stimulating excretion.

  • Suppressing appetite.

Explicação

Questão 37 de 44

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37. The problem with the over-the-counter appetite suppressant phenylpropanolan1ine (PPA) is

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Its association with higher risk of stroke.

  • It actually stimulates the appetite.

  • It interferes with digestion for most people.

  • That research has found it to be ineffective.

Explicação

Questão 38 de 44

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38. Which of the following substances was found in many herbal supplements until it was banned in 2003?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Phenylpropanolamine

  • Ephedrine

  • Aristolochia fangchi

  • Dexfenfluramine

Explicação

Questão 39 de 44

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39. Gastroplasty achieves its effectiveness as anti-obesity surgery by

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Reducing the size of the stomach.

  • Tightening the muscles around digestive organs.

  • Shortening the path of food through the digestive tract.

  • Routing food away from the areas of greatest absorption.

Explicação

Questão 40 de 44

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40. A moderately obese, college-age friend of yours wants to try liposuction to solve her problem with obesity. Why is this a bad idea?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Liposuction is cosmetic and not a life-long behavior change.

  • Liposuction is a high risk procedure compared with others.

  • Liposuction is more body sculpting than weight loss.

  • All of the choices are true of liposuction.

Explicação

Questão 41 de 44

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41. You are dangerously obese and you are a compulsive eater. The most effective surgical procedure to enable you to lose weight would be

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Liposuction.

  • Gastroplasty.

  • Body wrapping.

  • Gastric band surgery.

Explicação

Questão 42 de 44

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42. Tim is thin, and he wants to gain weight for football. He does not have an eating disorder. The best way for Tim to proceed would be to

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Eat only high-fat foods and lift weights.

  • Combine a balanced, calorie-dense diet with strength training.

  • Train twice a day and consume lots of high-calorie foods.

  • Combine resistance training with an over-the-counter weight gaining supplement.

Explicação

Questão 43 de 44

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43. The key to maintaining a healthy weight is

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Caloric expenditure through regular exercise.

  • Regular counseling sessions.

  • Over-the-counter weight loss products.

  • Acupuncture.

Explicação

Questão 44 de 44

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44. Which of the following is the most effective tool for eliminating fat from the body?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Prescription steroids

  • Physical activity

  • Education

  • Dieting

Explicação