Overview

Multiple Choice Questions

c 8/V1 1. Compared to average weight for women in the U.S., fashion models are
a. 10% below the average.
b. 18% below the average.
c. 23% below the average.
d. 35% below the average.

b 8/V1 2. When comparing fashion models to the average woman in the U.S., models have body weights that are
a. considered the ideal by the medical profession.
b. unrealistic and unattainable for most women.
c. attainable for most women if they work hard to lose weight.
d. usually too high for the average height of models.

d 4/V2 3. Which of the following factors do experts consider a criterion for successful weight loss?
a. If blood pressure went down
b. If diabetes improved
c. If some, but not necessarily all, weight was lost
d. Any of the above

c 4/V2 4. If people need to lose 50 pounds of weight and only achieve a 25 pound weight loss, the criteria established by the medical profession would consider those people to be
a. underachievers.
b. failures.
c. successful.
d. hopeless.

b 9/V3 5. Total body fat or scale weight does not provide as clear an index of risk for disease as can be provided by
a. body mass index.
b. waist-to-hip ratio.
c. lower body fat index.
d. none of the above.

a 9/V3 6. People with high waist-to-hip ratios have a higher risk for heart disease and are characterized by shape as
a. “apples.”
b. “slugs.”
c. “pears.”
d. “sloths.”

d 3/V4 7. As a way to lose weight, “yo-yo” diets may produce quick weight loss
a. with a subsequent higher regain of weight.
b. but no permanent weight lost.
c. and may result in a slower metabolic rate.
d. all of the above.

c 3/V4 8. A cycle of quick weight loss and weight regain which may cause the body’s metabolism to slow down is known as
a. “cyclic regaining.”
b. “dieting madness.”
c. “yo-yo dieting.”
d. “on-off cycling.”

c 2/V5 9. For people who are considered morbidly obese by medical standards, an extreme procedure in which the stomach size is restricted surgically is known as
a. esophageal stapling.
b. gastric liposuction.
c. gastric bypass.
d. divisional resection.

a 2/V5 10. An extreme surgical procedure, such as a gastric bypass, produces dramatic weight loss in morbidly obese people by
a. restricting the size of the stomach so it holds less food.
b. stimulating the hypothalamus to not respond to excess food.
c. shortening the GI tract so that food is not absorbed.
d. reducing the length of the colon so food passes quickly.

b 7/V6 11. Of the most common eating disorders, the one which is most medically dangerous is
a. bulimia nervosa.
b. anorexia nervosa.
c. obesity nervosa.
d. purging nervosa.

b 7/V6 12. One of the criteria for diagnosing anorexia is
a. refusal to eat complex carbohydrates.
b. being 85% or less of normal body weight for age.
c. people see themselves as physically fit.
d. all of the above.