HFL CH 7 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED
What is body weight that exceeds the recommended guidelines for good health? - ANS
-Overweight
What is body weight that greatly exceeds the recommended guidelines? - ANS -Obesity
What Is a Healthy Body Weight? - ANS -There is no ideal body weight for each person,
but there are ranges for a healthy body weight
A healthy body weight is defined as what? (4) - ANS --Acceptable Body Mass Index (BMI)
-Body composition with an acceptable amount of body fat
-Fat distribution that is not a risk factor for illness
-Absence of any medical conditions that would suggest the need for weight loss
What is a measure of body weight in relation to height? - ANS -Body mass index (BMI)
What is the relationship between BMI and risk of death and what is the lowest rick range?
- ANS -U-shaped relationship, 18.5-25 range
What are you classified as if your BMI is less than 18.5? - ANS -Underweight
What are you classified as if your BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9? - ANS -Healthy weight
What are you classified as if your BMI is between 25 and 29.9? - ANS -Overweight
What are you classified as if your BMI is 30 or greater? - ANS -Obese
If you have a muscular build what might BMI do? - ANS -overestimate body fat
If you are elderly or have low muscle mass what might BMI do? - ANS -Underestimate
body fat
What is a Healthy body fat percentage for a typical male? - ANS -8-24%
What is a Healthy body fat percentage for a typical male athlete? - ANS -5-10%
, What is a Healthy body fat percentage for a typical female? - ANS -21-35%
What is a Healthy body fat percentage for a typical female athlete? - ANS -15-20%
What happens if you fall below a certain body fat threshold? - ANS -hormones cannot be
produced and health problems can occur
Body fat percentage can be measured by what? (4) - ANS -Immersion (most accurate),
X-ray, skinfold measurement, and bioelectrical impedance
What is associated with high cholesterol levels and higher risk for heart disease, stroke,
diabetes, and hypertension? - ANS -A large abdominal circumference
Obese men tend to accumulate fat where about? - ANS -In the abdominal area
Obese women tend to accumulate fat where about? - ANS -hip and thigh fat; however,
the onset of menopause shifts weight gain to the abdomen
If your BMI is in the healthy range, a large waist may signify what? - ANS -An
independent risk for disease
What people are four times more likely to die before their expected lifespan? - ANS
-Obese people
The rates of obesity and diabetes in the U.S. have done what? - ANS -risen in parallel
What percent of people with diabetes have type 2? Which is strongly associated with
what? (2) - ANS -90-95%, obesity
80% of American youth with type two diabetes are what? - ANS -Obese
Does weight related bullying stop with adulthood? - ANS -No
Overweight people face discrimination in many ways, name 3 - ANS -Hiring, lower wages
and social stigma
If you have difficulty keeping weight on, to gain weight you need to do what? - ANS
-Change energy balance
What are 3 examples of changing your energy balance? - ANS --Eat more frequent and
energy-dense meals
-Add nutritional supplements as snacks
-Reduce aerobic exercise and increase resistance or weight training
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED
What is body weight that exceeds the recommended guidelines for good health? - ANS
-Overweight
What is body weight that greatly exceeds the recommended guidelines? - ANS -Obesity
What Is a Healthy Body Weight? - ANS -There is no ideal body weight for each person,
but there are ranges for a healthy body weight
A healthy body weight is defined as what? (4) - ANS --Acceptable Body Mass Index (BMI)
-Body composition with an acceptable amount of body fat
-Fat distribution that is not a risk factor for illness
-Absence of any medical conditions that would suggest the need for weight loss
What is a measure of body weight in relation to height? - ANS -Body mass index (BMI)
What is the relationship between BMI and risk of death and what is the lowest rick range?
- ANS -U-shaped relationship, 18.5-25 range
What are you classified as if your BMI is less than 18.5? - ANS -Underweight
What are you classified as if your BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9? - ANS -Healthy weight
What are you classified as if your BMI is between 25 and 29.9? - ANS -Overweight
What are you classified as if your BMI is 30 or greater? - ANS -Obese
If you have a muscular build what might BMI do? - ANS -overestimate body fat
If you are elderly or have low muscle mass what might BMI do? - ANS -Underestimate
body fat
What is a Healthy body fat percentage for a typical male? - ANS -8-24%
What is a Healthy body fat percentage for a typical male athlete? - ANS -5-10%
, What is a Healthy body fat percentage for a typical female? - ANS -21-35%
What is a Healthy body fat percentage for a typical female athlete? - ANS -15-20%
What happens if you fall below a certain body fat threshold? - ANS -hormones cannot be
produced and health problems can occur
Body fat percentage can be measured by what? (4) - ANS -Immersion (most accurate),
X-ray, skinfold measurement, and bioelectrical impedance
What is associated with high cholesterol levels and higher risk for heart disease, stroke,
diabetes, and hypertension? - ANS -A large abdominal circumference
Obese men tend to accumulate fat where about? - ANS -In the abdominal area
Obese women tend to accumulate fat where about? - ANS -hip and thigh fat; however,
the onset of menopause shifts weight gain to the abdomen
If your BMI is in the healthy range, a large waist may signify what? - ANS -An
independent risk for disease
What people are four times more likely to die before their expected lifespan? - ANS
-Obese people
The rates of obesity and diabetes in the U.S. have done what? - ANS -risen in parallel
What percent of people with diabetes have type 2? Which is strongly associated with
what? (2) - ANS -90-95%, obesity
80% of American youth with type two diabetes are what? - ANS -Obese
Does weight related bullying stop with adulthood? - ANS -No
Overweight people face discrimination in many ways, name 3 - ANS -Hiring, lower wages
and social stigma
If you have difficulty keeping weight on, to gain weight you need to do what? - ANS
-Change energy balance
What are 3 examples of changing your energy balance? - ANS --Eat more frequent and
energy-dense meals
-Add nutritional supplements as snacks
-Reduce aerobic exercise and increase resistance or weight training
