HSC350: Exam #3 Questions With Correct Answers
Healthy children are... - ANSWER better learners
Good food + Active Bodies = - ANSWER Kids equipped for Success!
What are the two most important factors contributing to the weight epidemic? -
ANSWER Poor diet & Physical Inactivity
What percent of men are overweight/obese? - ANSWER 72%
What percent of women are overweight/obese? - ANSWER 64%
What fraction of adults are obese? - ANSWER 1/3
What percent of children/adolescents ages 2-19 are overweight/obese? - ANSWER 32%
What percent of total children are obese? - ANSWER 17%
List the three cardiovascular disease risk factors that are becoming increasingly more
common in children/adolescents with excess body fat: - ANSWER - high blood
cholesterol
- hypertension
- type 2 diabetes
True/False: Children who are overweight/obese are substantially more likely to become
normal weight adults. - ANSWER FALSE
Primary prevention of obesity, especially in childhood, is an important strategy for doing
what? - ANSWER combating and reversing the obesity epidemic
When do many unhealthy eating patterns begin? And what is the result? - ANSWER
beginning early in life and results in learning difficulties and health problems during the
school years and into adulthood.
Explain the benefits of participating in the breakfast program. - ANSWER increased
participation in breakfast programs are associated with increased academic test
scores, improved daily attendance, better class participation, and reduced tardiness.
Summarize the 4 ways that nutrition and academic achievement are linked: - ANSWER -
Children who don't eat healthy diets lack the essential vitamins, minerals, fats, and
proteins for optimal cognitive functioning.
- Iron deficiency has been linked to shortened attention span, irritability, fatigue, and
difficulty concentrating.
, - Poor nutrition and hunger interfere with cognitive functions and are associated with
lower academic achievement.
- Hungry children and those at risk for being hungry are twice as likely to have impaired
functioning. Teachers report higher levels of hyperactivity, absenteeism, and tardiness
among hungry and at-risk children than among their peers who were not hungry.
Explain the three findings of AFHK found related weight and academic achievement. -
ANSWER - Severely overweight children and adolescents were four times more likely
than healthy children and adolescents to report impaired school functioning.
- Severely overweight inner-city schoolchildren were twice as likely to be place in
special education and remedial class settings than were children who were not
overweight.
- Overweight kindergarten students had significantly lower math and reading test
scores at the beginning of the year than did their non overweight peers, and those lower
scores continued into first grade.
What are the three factors that influence students' eating practices? - ANSWER Food
insecurity, dietary and physical activity patterns that contribute to overweight and
obesity, and healthy school food environment.
How many children are living in a food insecure household? - ANSWER 15.9 million
children
Identify the effects of inadequate nutrition can have on a child. - ANSWER - Alter a
child's brain architecture and stunt his or her intellectual capacity, affecting the child's
learning, social interaction, and productivity.
- Studies demonstrate that food insecurity impacts cognitive development among young
children and is linked to poor school performance in older children.
Although SNAP is not intentionally directed toward child nutrition, what role does it
serve for children? - ANSWER Serves as the first line of defense against child hunger.
What percentage of SNAP participants are children? - ANSWER In 2011, 45% of SNAP
participants were children.
What are some factors that influence the childhood obesity epidemic? - ANSWER - The
problem is influenced by many different factors including for some children a lack of
community places to adequate physical activity or a lack of access to healthy foods
such as fresh fruits and vegetables.
- sugary drinks and less healthy foods on school campuses.
- advertising of less healthy foods
- lack of daily, wuality physical activity in all schools. Most adolescents fall short of the
Healthy children are... - ANSWER better learners
Good food + Active Bodies = - ANSWER Kids equipped for Success!
What are the two most important factors contributing to the weight epidemic? -
ANSWER Poor diet & Physical Inactivity
What percent of men are overweight/obese? - ANSWER 72%
What percent of women are overweight/obese? - ANSWER 64%
What fraction of adults are obese? - ANSWER 1/3
What percent of children/adolescents ages 2-19 are overweight/obese? - ANSWER 32%
What percent of total children are obese? - ANSWER 17%
List the three cardiovascular disease risk factors that are becoming increasingly more
common in children/adolescents with excess body fat: - ANSWER - high blood
cholesterol
- hypertension
- type 2 diabetes
True/False: Children who are overweight/obese are substantially more likely to become
normal weight adults. - ANSWER FALSE
Primary prevention of obesity, especially in childhood, is an important strategy for doing
what? - ANSWER combating and reversing the obesity epidemic
When do many unhealthy eating patterns begin? And what is the result? - ANSWER
beginning early in life and results in learning difficulties and health problems during the
school years and into adulthood.
Explain the benefits of participating in the breakfast program. - ANSWER increased
participation in breakfast programs are associated with increased academic test
scores, improved daily attendance, better class participation, and reduced tardiness.
Summarize the 4 ways that nutrition and academic achievement are linked: - ANSWER -
Children who don't eat healthy diets lack the essential vitamins, minerals, fats, and
proteins for optimal cognitive functioning.
- Iron deficiency has been linked to shortened attention span, irritability, fatigue, and
difficulty concentrating.
, - Poor nutrition and hunger interfere with cognitive functions and are associated with
lower academic achievement.
- Hungry children and those at risk for being hungry are twice as likely to have impaired
functioning. Teachers report higher levels of hyperactivity, absenteeism, and tardiness
among hungry and at-risk children than among their peers who were not hungry.
Explain the three findings of AFHK found related weight and academic achievement. -
ANSWER - Severely overweight children and adolescents were four times more likely
than healthy children and adolescents to report impaired school functioning.
- Severely overweight inner-city schoolchildren were twice as likely to be place in
special education and remedial class settings than were children who were not
overweight.
- Overweight kindergarten students had significantly lower math and reading test
scores at the beginning of the year than did their non overweight peers, and those lower
scores continued into first grade.
What are the three factors that influence students' eating practices? - ANSWER Food
insecurity, dietary and physical activity patterns that contribute to overweight and
obesity, and healthy school food environment.
How many children are living in a food insecure household? - ANSWER 15.9 million
children
Identify the effects of inadequate nutrition can have on a child. - ANSWER - Alter a
child's brain architecture and stunt his or her intellectual capacity, affecting the child's
learning, social interaction, and productivity.
- Studies demonstrate that food insecurity impacts cognitive development among young
children and is linked to poor school performance in older children.
Although SNAP is not intentionally directed toward child nutrition, what role does it
serve for children? - ANSWER Serves as the first line of defense against child hunger.
What percentage of SNAP participants are children? - ANSWER In 2011, 45% of SNAP
participants were children.
What are some factors that influence the childhood obesity epidemic? - ANSWER - The
problem is influenced by many different factors including for some children a lack of
community places to adequate physical activity or a lack of access to healthy foods
such as fresh fruits and vegetables.
- sugary drinks and less healthy foods on school campuses.
- advertising of less healthy foods
- lack of daily, wuality physical activity in all schools. Most adolescents fall short of the
