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KNH 188 Questions and Correct Answers/
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Defining overweight and obesity:
Ans: overweight/obesity- weight that is higher than what is
considered healthy for a given height
Obesity in the world:
Ans: -Obesity is one side of the double burden of malnutritio n
- Today more people are obese than underweight in every
region except sub- Saharan Africa and Asia
- Once consider a problem only in high income countries,
overweight and obesity are now dramatically on the rise in low
and middle income countries
Obesity in adults:
Ans: - Obesity is a serious, common and costly chronic disease.
More than 2 in 5 US adults have obesity
- The prevalence of obesity increased from 30.5% in 1999 -2002
to 41.9% in 2017 -march 2020. During the same time the
prevalence of severe obesity increased from 4.7% to 9.2%
- Obesity affects some groups more than others, including non
hispanic black adults
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Current obesity stats in the US
Ans: - 73.6% of adults aged 20 and over are overweight
- 42.5% of adults aged 20 and over are obese
Obesity in the US youth
Ans: - in youth/children, obesity is measured using BMI
percentile:
- Overweight = 85-95th percentile
- Levels of childhood obesity have nearly quadrupled since the
1970s
- Currently 19.3% of children and adolescents are obese
- 25-30% of youth are overweight
Why should we worry about weight?
Ans: Obesity impacts our nation's health,economy and military
readiness
Why does obesity cause so many problems?
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Ans: Excess weight diminishes almost every aspect of health
from reproductive and respiratory function to memory and
mood
What causes obesity?
Ans: - Obesity is a complex health issue resulting from a
combination of causes and individual factors
- behavior/lifestyle choices
genetic /family history
- Hormones
- Environment
Health behaviors
Ans: - Lack of physical activity
- Unhealthy eating patterns such as: too many highly processed
foods or added sugars, including too many sugar sweetened
beverages
- Too little fiber and fruits and veg
- Not enough sleep or poor quality sleep
Behavior and lifestyle choices
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
KNH 188 Questions and Correct Answers/
Latest Update / Already Graded
Defining overweight and obesity:
Ans: overweight/obesity- weight that is higher than what is
considered healthy for a given height
Obesity in the world:
Ans: -Obesity is one side of the double burden of malnutritio n
- Today more people are obese than underweight in every
region except sub- Saharan Africa and Asia
- Once consider a problem only in high income countries,
overweight and obesity are now dramatically on the rise in low
and middle income countries
Obesity in adults:
Ans: - Obesity is a serious, common and costly chronic disease.
More than 2 in 5 US adults have obesity
- The prevalence of obesity increased from 30.5% in 1999 -2002
to 41.9% in 2017 -march 2020. During the same time the
prevalence of severe obesity increased from 4.7% to 9.2%
- Obesity affects some groups more than others, including non
hispanic black adults
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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Current obesity stats in the US
Ans: - 73.6% of adults aged 20 and over are overweight
- 42.5% of adults aged 20 and over are obese
Obesity in the US youth
Ans: - in youth/children, obesity is measured using BMI
percentile:
- Overweight = 85-95th percentile
- Levels of childhood obesity have nearly quadrupled since the
1970s
- Currently 19.3% of children and adolescents are obese
- 25-30% of youth are overweight
Why should we worry about weight?
Ans: Obesity impacts our nation's health,economy and military
readiness
Why does obesity cause so many problems?
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Ans: Excess weight diminishes almost every aspect of health
from reproductive and respiratory function to memory and
mood
What causes obesity?
Ans: - Obesity is a complex health issue resulting from a
combination of causes and individual factors
- behavior/lifestyle choices
genetic /family history
- Hormones
- Environment
Health behaviors
Ans: - Lack of physical activity
- Unhealthy eating patterns such as: too many highly processed
foods or added sugars, including too many sugar sweetened
beverages
- Too little fiber and fruits and veg
- Not enough sleep or poor quality sleep
Behavior and lifestyle choices
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