the weight of the nation Exam Questions with Correct Answers
Question 1.
A recent study has shown that about half of obese teenage girls become severely obese
by age 30
Correct Answer: true
Question 2.
For more that 30 years, there has been an active de-bate in Washington over whether or
not to limit adver-tising to children.
Correct Answer: true
Question 3.
Congress created the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children (IWG) in
order to improve the school lunch program.
Correct Answer: false
Question 4.
The Interagency Working Group (IWG) are from four government agencies: Center for
Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, US Depart-ment of
Agriculture and the Federal Trade Commis-sion.
Correct Answer: true
Question 5.
Only 3% of parents seek medical help for their obese children
Correct Answer: false 10%
Question 6.
Food consumed at school represents ____% to ____% of children's daily caloric intake.
Correct Answer: 40-50%
Question 7.
A recent analysis showed that 20% of the rise in the BMI of teens is associated with the
increased availabil-ity of _________ ________ in schools
Correct Answer: junk foods
Question 8.
Sugar sweetened beverages, juices and juice drinks are the largest source of _______in the
diets of children and adolescents.
Question 1.
A recent study has shown that about half of obese teenage girls become severely obese
by age 30
Correct Answer: true
Question 2.
For more that 30 years, there has been an active de-bate in Washington over whether or
not to limit adver-tising to children.
Correct Answer: true
Question 3.
Congress created the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children (IWG) in
order to improve the school lunch program.
Correct Answer: false
Question 4.
The Interagency Working Group (IWG) are from four government agencies: Center for
Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, US Depart-ment of
Agriculture and the Federal Trade Commis-sion.
Correct Answer: true
Question 5.
Only 3% of parents seek medical help for their obese children
Correct Answer: false 10%
Question 6.
Food consumed at school represents ____% to ____% of children's daily caloric intake.
Correct Answer: 40-50%
Question 7.
A recent analysis showed that 20% of the rise in the BMI of teens is associated with the
increased availabil-ity of _________ ________ in schools
Correct Answer: junk foods
Question 8.
Sugar sweetened beverages, juices and juice drinks are the largest source of _______in the
diets of children and adolescents.
