Exam 3

Question 1

what percent of Americans are overweight

Answer 1

60%

Question 2

what percent of Americans are obese

Answer 2

30%

Question 3

since 1960 what has happened to obesity

Answer 3

it has doubles

Question 4

at current rate when will all Americans be overweight

Answer 4

2030

Question 5

overweight definition

Answer 5

a body weight that falls above the range associated with minimum mortality

Question 6

obesity definition

Answer 6

severely overweight, with and excess of body fat

Question 7

percent chance of type 2 diabetes in overweight and obese

Answer 7

33%

Question 8

how many premature deaths due to obesity

Answer 8

100,000 annually

Question 9

what percent weight loss can reduce risk of disease

Answer 9

5-10%

Question 10

genetic factors contributing to body fat

Answer 10

25-40% contribution to obesity

Question 11

physiological factors contributing to body fat

Answer 11

metabolism and resting metabolic rate, hormones, weight cycling

Question 12

who is resting metabolic rate higher in

Answer 12

men, people with more muscle mass, people who exercise

Question 13

who is resting metabolic rate lower in

Answer 13

women, people who are sedentary, people who have lost weight

Question 14

hormone leptin

Answer 14

involved in the regulation of appetite and metabolic rate