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Chapter 9 Multiple Choice Questions
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Which of the following statements about the Body Mass Index (BMI) is false?
BMI is more useful in considering the health of a group than of an individual
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Anyone with a BMI over 25 or 26 is unhealthy
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It is the most commonly used measure of weight in public health
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There are slight differences is what is considered the healthy range for men and women
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Overweight and obesity have not been linked to:
lung cancer
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risk of heart disease
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type 2 diabetes
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quality of life in adolescents
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According to the ecological model of obesity, the major influences do not include:
finances
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environment
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behaviour
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biology
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Portion control intervention is most likely to affect:
what we eat
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why we eat
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when we eat
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how much we eat
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Interventions to deal with obesity over the long term:
should be directed at outcomes such as becoming thin
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work best if they include crash diets
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always need to include behavioural aspects
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always need to include bariatric surgery
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