Integrated Web Site to Accompany Discovering Nutrition, Second Edition

Title: Integrated Web Site to Accompany Discovering Nutrition, Second Edition

Practice Quizzes

Nutrition Science Animations

Interactive Summaries

Crossword Puzzles

Interactive Glossary

Health and Nutrition Directory

Nutrition Journals

Share Healthy Recipes

Nutrition Links

Eating Great in College

Chemistry Review

For Instructors

Feedback & Suggestions

Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Leptin is produced in fat cells. It ______.
	A: suppresses appetite and increases energy expenditure
	B: increases appetite and reduces energy expenditure
	C: increases appetite and increases energy expenditure
	D: suppresses appetite and reduces energy expenditure

2: Energy output is the use of calories or energy for basic body functions.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

3: _____ determines the interval between meals.
	A: hunger
	B: satiety
	C: food intake
	D: food available

4: underwater weighing is not an accurate method of assessing body fatness.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

5: Underweight is generally defined as having a BMI less than ____ kg/m²
	A: 18.5
	B: 20.5
	C: 25
	D: 30

6: Which lipid levels are likely to be abnormally low when a person is obese?
	A: low-density lipoproteins
	B: total cholesterol
	C: triglycerides
	D: high-density lipoproteins

7: The sum of all energy expended is the
	A: total energy expenditure.
	B: complete energy expenditure.
	C: average energy expenditure.
	D: basal metabolic rate.

8: Which of the following are three health risks of being overweight?
	A: hypertension, diabetes, narcolepsy
	B: cancer, gout, rheumatoid arthritis
	C: heart disease, gallbladder disease, diabetes
	D: stroke, osteoporosis, sleep apnea

9: Obesity is easy to treat.
	A: True
	B: False

10: If a person is said to suffer from hyperplasia this means _____.
	A: the person has an above-average amount of fat cells.
	B: his or her fat tissue is likely to have bigger fat cells and more of them.
	C: the person has fat cells which are larger than normal.
	D: the person has lost many fat cells due to excessive weight loss.

11: Sleep apnea refers to the inability to fall asleep.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: If you want to lose weight, you must take in fewer calories than you expend.
	A: True
	B: False

13: Both men and women gain the most weight between __ and __ years of age.
	A: 18, 22
	B: 40, 50
	C: 25, 34
	D: 35, 44

14: Working outside the home often leads to overweight because of a sedentary lifestyle and eating out more often.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: The ABC model of behavior stands for
	A: altered eating, behavior, consequences.
	B: antecedents, behavior, consequences.
	C: antecedents, body composition, consequences.
	D: antecedents, behavior, careful planning

16: Weight management is the adoption of eating behaviors, which are designed to lose weight, though are not necessarily healthy.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

17: Just the passage of food through the mouth may satisfy hunger, even if the food never reaches the stomach.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

18: ______ is often experienced as a negative sensation.
	A: appetite
	B: satiation
	C: hunger
	D: satiety

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