c7 Weight_Management_Overweight_and_Underweight

c7 Weight_Management_Overweight_and_Underweight

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

True / False

1. Genetics influences the way the body consumes, stores, and expends energy.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	True
REFERENCES:	7.1 Causes of Obesity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	NHHE.DEBR.17.7.1 – Discuss the genetic and environmental causes of obesity.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

2. Genetics alone determines a person’s susceptibility to obesity.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	False
REFERENCES:	7.1 Causes of Obesity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	NHHE.DEBR.17.7.1 – Discuss the genetic and environmental causes of obesity.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

3. Some research indicates that obese people have much more lipoprotein lipase activity in their fat cells than lean people do.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	True
REFERENCES:	7.1 Causes of Obesity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	NHHE.DEBR.17.7.1 – Discuss the genetic and environmental causes of obesity.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

4. Obese people who are maintaining weight have lower blood levels of ghrelin than thinner people on weight-loss diets.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	True
REFERENCES:	7.1 Causes of Obesity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	NHHE.DEBR.17.7.1 – Discuss the genetic and environmental causes of obesity.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Understand

5. Most obese people have a leptin deficiency.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	False
REFERENCES:	7.1 Causes of Obesity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	NHHE.DEBR.17.7.1 – Discuss the genetic and environmental causes of obesity.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

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