Kohlenburg obesity

Question 1

Obesity is measured in (blank)

Answer 1

BMI

Question 2

What country is doing the worst in obesity?

Answer 2

america

Question 3

(blank) percent of US children aged 2-19 are categorized as obese, with the number of severely obese children growing.

Answer 3

20%

Question 4

Once obesity is established in childhood may carry over into (blank)

Answer 4

adulthood

Question 5

T/F there is a high concordance rate b/w obese parents and children.

Answer 5

T

Question 6

What is the most obese country for adult women?

Answer 6

Tonga.

Tonga>Samoa> Egypt> USA

Question 7

Prevalence of obesity is higher for (blank)

Answer 7

women

Question 8

What are these problems of:
Hypertension, osteoathritis, dysplipidemia, type 2 diabetes, CHF, stroke, gallbladder disease, sleep apnea , and some cancers

Answer 8

obesity

Question 9

What is wrong with the learning experience of having SPs?

Answer 9

We practice on skinny SPs and a lot of patients are Obese so we dont know what to listen for or how to listen to obese people

Question 10

Is it true that breast fed babies will be less likely to be obese?

Answer 10

False, no evidence to support this

Question 11

Is it bad to lose a lot of weight quickly?

Answer 11

False, no evidence to support this

Question 12

Is it true that if you skip breakfast, you will eat more the rest of the day?

Answer 12

False, no evidence to support this

Question 13

meal and meal replacement promote weight lose. T or F?

Answer 13

T

Question 14

What makes you gain the most weight?

Answer 14

potato chips

Question 15

What are these:
the intake of potato chips (1.69 lb)
potatoes (1.28 lb)
sugar-sweetened beverages (1.00 lb)
Processed meats (.95 lb)

Answer 15

things that weight gain is most strongly associated with

Question 16

What are these:
The intake of vegetables -.22 lb
Whole grains -.37
Fruits -.49
Nuts -.57
Yogurt -.82

Answer 16

things that weight loss is most associated with

Question 17

What are these:
Physical activity -1.76
Alcohol use .41 lb per drink per day
Smoking 5.10 lb (new) .14 former smokers
Sleep:  more weight gain with less than 6 hours or more than 8 hours
TV:  .31 lb per hour per day

Answer 17

life style factors that affect weight

Question 18

If you have the gene for obesity, and you are physically active, you will be obese. T or F

Answer 18

False

Question 19

What is the predimed tral; mediterranean diet?

Answer 19

gave med. diet with olive oil
gave med diet with mixed nuts
Control diet (low fat)
Measured CV events. Med diet is better than regular diet. If you ate nuts with it, it was even better.

Question 20

Small sustained changes in energy intake or expenditure will produce large, long-term weight changes. T or F

Answer 20

F

Question 21

Setting realistic goals in obesity treatment is important because otherwise patients will become frustrated and lose less weight. T or F

Answer 21

F

Question 22

Assessing the stage of change or diet readiness is important in helping patients who seek weight-loss treatment. T or F

Answer 22

F

Question 23

Physical education classes in their current format play an important role in preventing or reducing childhood obesity. T or F?

Answer 23

F

Question 24

A bout of sexual activity burns 200-300 kcal for each person involved. T or F?

Answer 24

F

Question 25

Early childhood is the period during which we learn exercise and eating habits that influence our weight throughout life. T or F.

Answer 25

Not proven

Question 26

Earing more fruits and veggies will result in weight loss or less weight gain, regardless of whether one intentionally makes any other behavioral or environmental changes. T or F.

Answer 26

not proven

Question 27

Weight cycling (i.e yo yo dieting) is associated with increase mortality. T or F?

Answer 27

Not proven

Question 28

Snacking contribute to weight gain and obesity. T or F?

Answer 28

Not proven

Question 29

The built environment, in terms of sidewalk and park availability influences obesity. T or F?

Answer 29

not proven

Question 30

Diets very effectively reduce weight, but trying to go n a diet or recommending that someone go on a diet generally does not work well in the long term. T or F?

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Regardless of body weight or weight loss, an increased level of exercise increases health. T or F?

Answer 31

T

Question 32

Continuation of conditions that promote weight loss promotes maintenance of lower weight. T or F

Answer 32

T

Question 33

For overweight children, programs that involve the parents and the home setting promote greater weight loss or maintenance. T or F?

Answer 33

T

Question 34

Some medications can help patients achieve clinically meaningful weight loss and maintain the reduction as long as the agents continue to be used. T or F.

Answer 34

T

Question 35

The ability to cope with (blank) has been associated with weight maintenance/

Answer 35

stress

Question 36

People who regain lost weight are typically (Blank)

Answer 36

emotional eaters

Question 37

Does this work: Intervention: low calorie liquid diet with added fat, diet and medication and group behavioral therapy, physical activity instructions, monthly MD visits, between 1200 and 1600 calorie diet, weaned off meal replacements…

Answer 37

yes

Question 38

What is this for: Intervention: Individual and group wt. management and group exercise sessions. Goals: Reduce caloiries, avoid sugar sweetened drinks and junk food, eating 5 servings of f & V per day, smaller portions, healthy snacks, moderate aerobic exercise Control: Standard nutrition and physical activity information. Did it work?

Answer 38

Weight loss for people with serious mental illness | Yes

Question 39

What is the ideal diet?

Answer 39

there isnt one, just reduce calorie intake

Question 40

What is the best lifestyle intervention and counseling?

Answer 40

6 month programs minimum, better if over a year. High intensity, more than 14 sessions in 6 months. Electronic support is not as good as in person.

Question 41

Who can use bariatric surgery?

Answer 41

BMI over 40 BMI over 35 with obesity related comorbid conditions NOT for patients with BMI less than 35 with diabetes.

Question 42

Muscle strength is (blank) related with cancer in men.

Answer 42

inversely related

Question 43

It is possible to be overweight or obese, and if you have a smallish waist, high physical activity, and are younger, and are non-hispanic black race/ethnicity, you can be healthy. T or F?

Answer 43

T

Question 44

(blank) is a more powerful predictor of mortality among men than other established risk factors for cardiovascular disease.Stronger predictor than diabetes, smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure.

Answer 44

Exercise capacity

Question 45

(blank) is an independent predictor of death in asymptomatic women: for each unit (1 met) increase, there was a 17% reduction in morality rate.

Answer 45

Exercise capacity