Chapter 3 - The State of Obesity

Question 1

At what BMI is an individual classified as Severely Obese?

Answer 1

35 to 40

Question 2

What is the body fat percentage range for male athletes?

Answer 2

6 to 13%

Question 3

Obesity meets the criteria to be defined as what type of medical condition?

Answer 3

Disease

Question 4

What percentage of jobs are classified as sedentary or lightly active?

Answer 4

80%

Question 5

What disease has a 250% higher risk of occurring among people with obesity?

Answer 5

Diabetes

Question 6

What commonly used pharmaceutical can increase the risk of weight gain?

Answer 6

Anti-depressants

Question 7

What type of obesity has risen substantially over the last several decades?

Answer 7

Common Obesity

Question 8

When using body fat as a measure, how is obesity defined for men?

Answer 8

25% or higher

Question 9

What is the branch of medicine that deals with incidence, distribution, and possible control of disease and other factors relating to health?

Answer 9

Epidemiology

Question 10

How are children categorized based on BMI?

Answer 10

On percentile

Question 11

As of 2016, what percent of adults in the United States have obesity?

Answer 11

38%

Question 12

The median age of the U.S. population has risen by how many years since 1970?

Answer 12

10

Question 13

What percent body fat is considered essential for men?

Answer 13

2 to 5%

Question 14

Anti-depressants are used among what percent of U.S. individuals aged 12 or older?

Answer 14

13%

Question 15

BMI may misestimate the true levels of obesity in what manner?

Answer 15

Underestimation

Question 16

How would you classified someone with a BMI of 27?

Answer 16

Overweight

Question 17

What percent body fat is considered essential for women?

Answer 17

10 to 13%

Question 18

Those who carry the risky FTO allele likely have this much higher BMI than someone without it?

Answer 18

0.4

Question 19

Which measure is most commonly used to define obesity at a population level?

Answer 19

BMI

Question 20

What is the body fat percentage range for female athletes?

Answer 20

14 to 20%

Question 21

Reaching recommended physical activity levels has been shown to reduce the risk of developing obesity by what percent when compared to inactive adults?

Answer 21

60%

Question 22

How has leisure time physical activity changed among U.S. adults since 2004?

Answer 22

Increased 9%

Question 23

The rates of youth obesity have increased how much since the 1970s?

Answer 23

4 fold

Question 24

What percent of current food intake occurs outside the home?

Answer 24

60%

Question 25

BMI may miss what percent of people who are considered medically overfat when their BMI is below 30?

Answer 25

About 50%

Question 26

What is adiposity status?

Answer 26

The amount of adipose tissue an individual has

Question 27

Rises in obesity often parallel this phenomena in different countries.

Answer 27

Industrialization

Question 28

Having obesity reduces the number of disease-free years in a person’s life by how many years?

Answer 28

10

Question 29

The shift toward more calorie-dense, processed foods causes what to individual’s caloric intake?

Answer 29

increases

Question 30

By 2030, what percentage of the global adult population will have obesity?

Answer 30

20%