Obesity

Question 1

What percentage of Americans are overweight or obese?

Answer 1

68%

Question 2

What nationalities have children most likely to be obese?

Answer 2

hispanic boys

non-hispanic black girls

Question 3

The number of Americans with 3 or more chronic illnesses has increased by (blank)% in the last decade?

Answer 3

85%

Question 4

Obese Americans spend about 42% more on (blank) than normal weight Americans.

Answer 4

42%

Question 5

Obesity can develop only from an excess of (blank) intake over expenditure

Answer 5

energy

Question 6

T/F: For weight loss, only calories count.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

(blank) alone account for increases in body fat.

Answer 7

calories

Question 8

There has been a sharp increase in the number of (blank) available in the food supply (from 3200 to 3900 per day)

Answer 8

calories

Question 9

Most Americans (70%) do not believe that (blank) cause weight gain

Answer 9

calories

Question 10

Is number of calories expended in physical activity sufficient to offset consumption?

Answer 10

No

Question 11

The cornerstone of obesity treatment; includes diet, physical activity, and behavioral therapy

Answer 11

lifestyle therapy

Question 12

Lifestyle intervention reduced incidence of diabetes by (blank)%

Answer 12

58%

Question 13

(blank) decreased incidence of diabetes by 31%

Answer 13

Metformin

Question 14

Physicians who address lifestyle change discuss (blank) 65% of the time, (blank) 62% of the time, and refer patients to nutritional counseling 25% of the time.

Answer 14

weight; exercise

Question 15

Bottom line, few physicians inform patients of their (blank) or provide related counseling. Some physicians don’t even measure height and weight!

Answer 15

BMI

Question 16

T/F: Insurance companies are increasing covering obesity treatment to address rising healthcare costs.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Huge database of people who have had successful weight loss.

Answer 17

National weight control registry

Question 18

List some “easy wins”

Answer 18

prescribe less sugar sweetened beverage
prescribe fruits and vegetables
prescribe a meal replacement or two
prescribe a pedometer
decrease foods consumed away from home

Question 19

Most favorable changes occur with (blank) min/day of physical activity

Answer 19

30-60