Weight Management
Common health risks associated with obesity - correct answer Hypertension, Type 2
diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer
Key to weight management - correct answer Balancing energy in vs. energy out
Resting Metabolism - correct answer The component of energy expenditure that
utilizes the greatest amount of daily calories
What has happened to intake of calories over the past century? - correct answer
Caloric intake has gone down until 1985, and now its increasing again but not as
high as it was in 1900
Energy expenditure has been going down this whole time at a steeper rate
BMI Scale - correct answer
Percentage of population identified as being overweight and obese - correct answer
68% overweight and 34.9% obese
Why were the standards changed from BMI of 27 to 25 for identifying overweight? -
correct answer The increased risk for women getting type 2 diabetes started to
drastically go up over a BMI of 25
What are "energy in" changes that are adversely impacting this side of the equation
- correct answer We are eating high fat, energy dense foods. We have low cost,
easily available foods. We are consuming large portion sizes.
There has been a 1733% increase in consumer spending at fast food restaurants
