Score for this quiz:63out of 75
Submitted Nov 3 at 8:11pm
This attempt took 51 minutes.
Question 1
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Which stage is listed first in the sequential strategy to preventing childhood
obesity? (Pandita et al.)
Perinatal
Infancy
Preschool
Childhood
Adolescence
I Question 2
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The approach to dealing with childhood obesity that aims to prevent
overweight children from becoming obese is (Pandita et al.)
Primordial level of prevention
Primary level of prevention
Secondary level of prevention
Tertiary level of prevention
Question 3
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What is the single best indicator of overweight and obesity in children and
adolescents in clinical practice? (Pandita et al.)
Height
Weight
Weight and age
BMI
Question 4
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Which of the following is not an example of a root cause of sedentary
lifestyle in developed countries? (Pandita et al.)
Television
Computer and internet
Virtual gaming
Structured activities
Question 5
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The Traffic Light diet uses the color yellow to caution foods that are (Pandita
et al.)
Low in calories and can be eaten without any restrictions
Moderate-to-high in calories and can be eaten only in moderation
High calorie food items which should be avoided or eaten rarely
Empty calorie food items which should be avoided entirely
Question 6
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Which of the following is a health-related complication of childhood obesity?
(Pandita et al.)
Earlier onset of chronic illnesses such as diabetes mellitus and heart disease
Prolonged course of chronic illness
More severe complications of chronic illness in adulthood
Short and long-term complications
All of the above
Question 7
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Which of the following is not an effective tool for reducing childhood obesity?
(Pandita et al.)
Behavioral changes
Lifestyle modification
Self-control
Environmental modifications
Question 8
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How is overweight and obesity defined for children? (Pandita et al.)
Using adult BMI charts
Using age-specific cutoffs for BMI
Using body weight rather than BMI
None of these are correct
I Question 9
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Which of the following changes are triggered by weight stigma? (Tomiyami
et al.)
Poor metabolic health
Weight gain
Decreased self-regulation
Increased cortisol
All of the above
Question 10
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Many common anti-obesity efforts are beneficial in reducing weight stigma.
(Tomiyami et al.)
True
False
Question 11
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The goal of effective and ethical approaches to reduce weight stigma include
all of the following except (Tomiyami et al.)
Address behaviors and attitudes of individuals and institutions who do the
stigmatizing
Address the behaviors and attitudes of weight stigma targets
Avoid blaming the victim
Remove the burden of change from those experiencing mistreatment
Question 12
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According to research cited, physicians engage in more health education
with higher BMI patients. (Tomiyami et al.)
True
False
Question 13
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How should broader-level public health approaches reduce weight bias?
(Tomiyami et al.)
Encourage blame and shame messaging
Target only obese people
Encourage healthy behaviors without mentioning weight and size
Deemphasize modifiable behaviors such as physical activity
Question 14
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One collective finding of the Health and Retirement Study and Midlife in the
United States study was that weight discrimination increased risk of _____ by
60%, independent of BMI. (Tomiyami et al.)
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Depression
Eating disorders
Death
Question 15
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In order to reduce weight bias, which of the following education components
should be included in training healthcare professionals and students?
(Tomiyami et al.)
How weight bias is perpetuated
Research documenting the complexity between higher BMI and health
Shortcomings of BMI as a health indicator
Information on genetic factors of obesity
All of the above
Question 16
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According to Tomiyama et al., weight stigma is positively related to
heightened mortality and other chronic diseases and conditions.
True
False
I Question 17
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What percent of patients with severe obesity (BMI <35 kg/m2) account for
40% of the total costs of obesity? (Dietz et al.)
1%
3%
8%
12%
Question 18
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A 2008-9 survey indicated that what percent of American medical colleges
were meeting the 25-hour minimum requirement for nutrition instruction?
(Dietz et al.)
12%
27%
38%
41%
Question 19
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Current clinical care delivery systems are well-suited for prevention and
control of obesity. (Dietz et al.)
True
False
Question 20
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What percent of weight loss has substantial health benefits in
overweight/obese patients? (Dietz el al.)
2.5%
4%
5%
10%
15%
Question 21
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Weight stigma exposure leads to (Mann et al.)
Increased eating
Exercise avoidance
Depletion of mental resources that control behavior
Increased physiological and psychological stress
All of the above
I Question 22
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What is the biological response to deprivation of food? (Mann et al.)
Food becomes less attention-grabbing
It becomes easy to stop thinking about food
Consuming food seems less rewarding than before
The body’s biological processes enter into a starvation response
Question 23
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Which of the following lifestyle practices can improve the health of
overweight/obese individuals even in the absence of weight loss? (Mann et
al.)
Physical activity
Maintaining proper nutrition
Reducing stress
All of the above
Question 24
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Restrictive diets often lead to long-term weight loss and weight
maintenance. (Mann et al.)
True
False
Question 25
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Consult the example policy recommendations (Table 1) addressing the
finding that restrictive diets do not work. Which of the following options was
not included in this list? (Mann et al.)
Increase funding research on restrictive/willpower-based diets
Regulate cafeteria design to visually highlight vegetables
Mandate serving vegetables in schools before other food is present
Restrict sales of large sizes of sugar-sweetened drinks
Implement “equal time” legislation regulating healthy and unhealthy food
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Quiz Score:63out of 75
