Chapter 9 – Weight Management: Overweight, Obesity, and Underweight

Understanding Nutrition 14th Edition by Eleanor Noss Whitney- Sharon Rady Rolfes

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Chapter 9 – Weight Management: Overweight, Obesity, and Underweight

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. What proportion of the U.S. adult population is considered overweight or obese?
a. 39%
b. 49%
c. 59%
d. 69%
e. 79%

 

 

ANS:  D                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember                        REF:   9.1 Overweight and Obesity

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.9.1 Describe how body fat develops and why it can be difficult to maintain weight gains & losses.

 

  1. Which of the following is a characteristic of fat cell development?
a. The amount of fat in the body is substantially determined by the size of the fat cells.
b. More and larger fat cells are found in obese people compared with healthy-weight persons.
c. Fat cell number increases most readily during early adulthood, when energy expenditure declines.
d. Fat cells may enlarge but not increase in number upon reaching the age of 50 in males and reaching menopause in women.
e. When energy out exceeds energy in, fat cell size and number both decrease.

 

 

ANS:  B                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember                        REF:   9.1 Overweight and Obesity

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.9.1 Describe how body fat develops and why it can be difficult to maintain weight gains & losses.

 

  1. What is the rationale for the fat cell theory of obesity?
a. Fat cell number increases dramatically after puberty.
b. Fat cell number in an adult can decrease only by fasting.
c. Fat cell number increases most readily in late childhood and early puberty.
d. Weight gain from overeating in adults takes place primarily by increasing the number of fat cells.
e. Weight loss in adolescents and adults occurs when fat cells are lysed and their numbers decrease.

 

 

ANS:  C                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Understand                       REF:   9.1 Overweight and Obesity

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.9.1 Describe how body fat develops and why it can be difficult to maintain weight gains & losses.

 

  1. Which of the following is known to promote fat storage in adipocytes?
a. Glucagon
b. Lipoprotein lipase
c. Cellulite synthetase
d. Lipoprotein synthetase
e. Adipose lipase

 

 

ANS:  B                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember                        REF:   9.1 Overweight and Obesity

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.9.1 Describe how body fat develops and why it can be difficult to maintain weight gains & losses.

 

  1. The major function of lipoprotein lipase is to
a. assist bile in the digestion of dietary lipids.
b. remove triglycerides from blood for storage.
c. trigger adipokine release from adipose tissue.
d. release triglycerides from storage within adipocytes.
e. stimulate the release of gherlin and leptin.

 

 

ANS:  B                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember                        REF:   9.1 Overweight and Obesity

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.9.1 Describe how body fat develops and why it can be difficult to maintain weight gains & losses.

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