PED 116 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
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Which cancer is specifically linked to a high BMI?
A) kidney cancer
B) leukemia
C) lung cancer
D) melanoma - Answer-A
Which of the following can be a component of metabolic syndrome?
A) high blood pressure
B) anorexia nervosa
C) osteoporosis
D) breast cancer - Answer-A
If you are obese and a non-smoker, your life expectancy is approximately
A) the same as a normal-weight person.
B) 2 years less than that of a normal-weight person.
C) 6 years less than that of a normal-weight person.
D) 10 years less than that of a normal-weight person. - Answer-C
Underweight associated with poor nutrition can result in a higher incidence of
A) diabetes.
B) leukemia.
,C) muscle wasting.
D) metabolic syndrome. - Answer-C
Your friend is thinking about trying a fad diet to lose weight. Given the information in this
chapter on problems associated with fad diets, you can inform her that
A) these diets are highly effective.
B) weight loss from these kinds of diets is usually from loss of fat mass.
C) unless she changes her eating habits permanently, she will regain the weight.
D) finding the right diet will lead to permanent weight loss. - Answer-C
Approximately what percentage of people who try dieting regains the weight within 2
years or less?
A) 75%
B) 50%
C) 33%
D) 10% or fewer - Answer-A
A series of diets followed by eventual weight gain is known as
A) rigid dieting.
B) flexible dieting.
C) fad dieting.
D) yo-yo dieting. - Answer-D
A pattern of losing/gaining weight is known as
A) anorexia nervosa.
B) weight cycling.
C) satiety.
D) positive caloric balance. - Answer-B
, Weight loss regimens that specify strict rules on caloric consumption, types of foods,
and eating patterns are known as ________ diets.
A) binge
B) rigid
C) fad
D) flexible - Answer-B
Weight loss regimens that focus on portion size and make allowance for variations in
daily routine, appetite, and food availability are known as ________ diets.
A) binge
B) rigid
C) fad
D) flexible - Answer-D
One weight-loss supplement that has been banned in the United States is
A) ephedra.
B) creatine.
C) potassium.
D) leptin. - Answer-A
A person who says "I may weigh more than what I like, but I enjoy eating and balance
my pleasure with eating with my concern for a healthy body" is exhibiting what type of
thought pattern associated with healthy or distorted eating?
A) distorted body image
B) concerned well
C) food preoccupied/obsessed
D) disordered eating - Answer-B
Hannah's new roommate, Kelsey, is a petite redhead with a shy personality. As they
were getting to know each other over salads one night, Kelsey kept sizing up the other
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
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Which cancer is specifically linked to a high BMI?
A) kidney cancer
B) leukemia
C) lung cancer
D) melanoma - Answer-A
Which of the following can be a component of metabolic syndrome?
A) high blood pressure
B) anorexia nervosa
C) osteoporosis
D) breast cancer - Answer-A
If you are obese and a non-smoker, your life expectancy is approximately
A) the same as a normal-weight person.
B) 2 years less than that of a normal-weight person.
C) 6 years less than that of a normal-weight person.
D) 10 years less than that of a normal-weight person. - Answer-C
Underweight associated with poor nutrition can result in a higher incidence of
A) diabetes.
B) leukemia.
,C) muscle wasting.
D) metabolic syndrome. - Answer-C
Your friend is thinking about trying a fad diet to lose weight. Given the information in this
chapter on problems associated with fad diets, you can inform her that
A) these diets are highly effective.
B) weight loss from these kinds of diets is usually from loss of fat mass.
C) unless she changes her eating habits permanently, she will regain the weight.
D) finding the right diet will lead to permanent weight loss. - Answer-C
Approximately what percentage of people who try dieting regains the weight within 2
years or less?
A) 75%
B) 50%
C) 33%
D) 10% or fewer - Answer-A
A series of diets followed by eventual weight gain is known as
A) rigid dieting.
B) flexible dieting.
C) fad dieting.
D) yo-yo dieting. - Answer-D
A pattern of losing/gaining weight is known as
A) anorexia nervosa.
B) weight cycling.
C) satiety.
D) positive caloric balance. - Answer-B
, Weight loss regimens that specify strict rules on caloric consumption, types of foods,
and eating patterns are known as ________ diets.
A) binge
B) rigid
C) fad
D) flexible - Answer-B
Weight loss regimens that focus on portion size and make allowance for variations in
daily routine, appetite, and food availability are known as ________ diets.
A) binge
B) rigid
C) fad
D) flexible - Answer-D
One weight-loss supplement that has been banned in the United States is
A) ephedra.
B) creatine.
C) potassium.
D) leptin. - Answer-A
A person who says "I may weigh more than what I like, but I enjoy eating and balance
my pleasure with eating with my concern for a healthy body" is exhibiting what type of
thought pattern associated with healthy or distorted eating?
A) distorted body image
B) concerned well
C) food preoccupied/obsessed
D) disordered eating - Answer-B
Hannah's new roommate, Kelsey, is a petite redhead with a shy personality. As they
were getting to know each other over salads one night, Kelsey kept sizing up the other
