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Test Bank Answers Chapter 10 Food, Eating And Obesity

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Chapter 10: Food, eating and obesity

1. Without a change of diet, a 100kg man would need to run about ______ km each week for about 5 years to reach a weight of around 85kg.

a. 5

b. 10

c. 15

d. 20

2. According to the Insulin Theory, the ______ content of a person's diet must be rectified to restore health (Taubes, 2012).

a. carbohydrate

b. fat

c. fibre

d. protein

3. The new WHO guideline proposes that a reduction to below ______% of total energy intake per day from sugar would be beneficial.

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 5

4. Consumption of HFCS increased to ______ kg per person per year between 1970 and 2000, a trend mirrored by the figures for obesity.

a. 7 kg

b. 27 kg

c. 52 kg

d. 11 kg

5. The prevalence of obesity has greatly increased, despite an apparent decrease in proportion of total calories consumed as ______ in the diet of US children (Ebbeling et al., 2002).

a. fat

b. sugar

c. fibre

d. protein

6. In addition to changes in eating habits, portion sizes of main meals have increased substantially. ‘Supersizing’ increases consumption: doubling of portion size increases consumption by ______% (Zlatevska, Dubelaar, and Holden, 2014).

a. 17

b. 23

c. 35

d. 40

7. Society places a high value on the ______. Yet, for many, the ______ is in direct opposition to both a natural predisposition to become obese and to an obesogenic food environment.

a. thin; ideal

b. slim; ideal

c. skinny; ideal

d. ideal; weight

8. Polivy, Herman and Warsh (1978) compared the ______ responsiveness of dieters and non-dieters in a sample of male college students. Dieters were found to be more extreme ______ responders. When an internal source of arousal (i.e., caffeine) was provided, non-dieters became more ______ and dieters became less ______.

a. cognitive

b. motivational

c. emotional

d. social

9. Luppino et al. (2010) conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the longitudinal relationship between ______, overweight, and obesity to identify possible influencing factors. They reviewed studies examining the longitudinal relationship between ______ and overweight (BMI 25–29.99) or obesity (BMI ≥30). Obesity at baseline increased the risk of onset of ______ at follow-up by 55%.

a. anxiety

b. hunger

c. activity

d. depression

10. A causal circle linking ______, depression, emotional eating and overweight and obesity has been suggested by Marks (2015).

a. activity

b. body dissatisfaction

c. anxiety

d. restraint

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Chapter 10 Food, Eating And Obesity
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David F. Marks

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