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Nutrition Chapter 9 Practice Test exam |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




with correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\




An estimated 70 percent of the adults in the United States are now considered overweight or
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obese.

a. True
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b. False - correct answer✔✔A. TRUE:
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An estimated 70 percent of the adults in the United States are now considered overweight or
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obese, as defined by a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 29.9 or 30 or greater, respectively.
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Obesity develops when a person's fat cells increase in number, not in size.
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a. True
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b. False - correct answer✔✔B. FALSE:
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Obesity develops when a person's fat cells increase in number, in size, or often both.
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If an herbal product or dietary supplement is available on the market, you can assume that it is
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safe or effective. |||\\\ |||\\\




a. True
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b. False - correct answer✔✔B. FALSE
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Dietary supplements do not have to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA);
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therefore, consumers cannot assume that an herbal product or dietary supplement is safe or |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




effective just because it is available on the market. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Rapid weight loss usually means excessive lean tissue loss, a lower basal metabolic rate (BMR),
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and rapid weight regain. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




a. True
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b. False - correct answer✔✔A. TRUE
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, Rapid weight loss usually means excessive lean tissue loss, a lower BMR, and rapid weight
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regain. The regained weight composition is greater fat and less lean than the composition of the
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weight initially lost.
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An active, growing male adolescent may need more than 4000 kcalories a day to maintain his
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weight and may be too busy to take time to eat adequately.
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a. True |||\\\ |||\\\




b. False - correct answer✔✔A. TRUE
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The high demand for energy to support physical activity and growth may contribute to
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underweight. An active, growing boy may need more than 4000 kcalories a day to maintain his |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




weight and may be too busy to take time to eat adequately.
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Which statement is true regarding lipoprotein lipase?|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




a. Thin people have more lipoprotein lipase in their muscles.
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b. Thin people have more lipoprotein lipase in their adipose tissue.
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c. Fat cells in women's breasts, hips, and thighs are especially abundant in lipoprotein lipase. -
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correct answer✔✔C. Fat cells in women's breasts, hips, and thighs are especially abundant in
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lipoprotein lipase. |||\\\




Lipoprotein lipase is especially abundant in women's breasts, hips, and thighs. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Which statement accurately describes ghrelin? |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




a. Increases with food intake
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b. Increases with fasting or hunger
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c. Suppresses appetite
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d. Secreted primarily by the adipose tissue - correct answer✔✔B. Increases with fasting or
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hunger

Ghrelin stimulates appetite, increases with fasting and hunger, decreases with food intake, and
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is secreted primarily by stomach cells. Leptin suppresses appetite, increases energy
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expenditure, and is primarily secreted by adipose tissue. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\

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