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FHCE 3100 Test 3 Ch. 8 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Question:Obesity
Ans: This is when you have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher
Question: Body Mass Index (BMI)
Ans: This is a measure of an adult's weight in relation to his or her height,
specifically the adult's weight in kilograms divided by the square of his or her
height in meters
Question: $190 billion
Ans: One expert places obesity-related medical costs at around $___________
annually
Question: $3,721
Ans: Overall, on average, persons who are obese spent $_________ per year
more for medical care than did average people.
Question: 2018
Ans: In what year will rising obesity cost US Health Care $344 billion a year?
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Question: 21%
Ans: Nearly ____% of US Medical Costs can be blamed on obesity according
to new research from Cornell University
Question: $1,152
Ans: Obese men rack up an additional $______ per year in medical costs
Question: $3,613
Ans: Obese women rack up an additional $_____ per year in medical costs
Question: 34%
Ans: How much has obesity risen since 1960?
Question: Medicare & Medicaid
Ans: Many of these "obesity dollars" are being spent through which two
programs?
Question: Tax Dollars
Ans: what are medicare and medicaid funded through?
Question: 7% (to) 18%
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Ans: In just 2 decades, the prevalence of overweight doubled for US children
ages 6 to 11 from __% to __%.
Question: American Teenagers
Ans: In just 2 decades, who did the prevalence of overweight quadruple for?
Question: childhood obesity
Ans: what solely is responsible for $14 billion in direct medical costs?
Question: non-hispanic whites
Ans: In regards to obesity in the youth: 17.5% males and 14.7% females are
obese in this ethnicity
Question: non-hispanic blacks
Ans: In regards to obesity in the youth: 22.6% males and 24.8% females are
obese in this ethnicity
Question: Mexican Americans
Ans: In regards to obesity in the youth: 28.9% males and 18.6% females are
obese in this ethnicity
Question: $164 billion
FHCE 3100 Test 3 Ch. 8 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Question:Obesity
Ans: This is when you have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher
Question: Body Mass Index (BMI)
Ans: This is a measure of an adult's weight in relation to his or her height,
specifically the adult's weight in kilograms divided by the square of his or her
height in meters
Question: $190 billion
Ans: One expert places obesity-related medical costs at around $___________
annually
Question: $3,721
Ans: Overall, on average, persons who are obese spent $_________ per year
more for medical care than did average people.
Question: 2018
Ans: In what year will rising obesity cost US Health Care $344 billion a year?
, Page | 2
Question: 21%
Ans: Nearly ____% of US Medical Costs can be blamed on obesity according
to new research from Cornell University
Question: $1,152
Ans: Obese men rack up an additional $______ per year in medical costs
Question: $3,613
Ans: Obese women rack up an additional $_____ per year in medical costs
Question: 34%
Ans: How much has obesity risen since 1960?
Question: Medicare & Medicaid
Ans: Many of these "obesity dollars" are being spent through which two
programs?
Question: Tax Dollars
Ans: what are medicare and medicaid funded through?
Question: 7% (to) 18%
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Ans: In just 2 decades, the prevalence of overweight doubled for US children
ages 6 to 11 from __% to __%.
Question: American Teenagers
Ans: In just 2 decades, who did the prevalence of overweight quadruple for?
Question: childhood obesity
Ans: what solely is responsible for $14 billion in direct medical costs?
Question: non-hispanic whites
Ans: In regards to obesity in the youth: 17.5% males and 14.7% females are
obese in this ethnicity
Question: non-hispanic blacks
Ans: In regards to obesity in the youth: 22.6% males and 24.8% females are
obese in this ethnicity
Question: Mexican Americans
Ans: In regards to obesity in the youth: 28.9% males and 18.6% females are
obese in this ethnicity
Question: $164 billion
