Exam 15: The Complexity of Obesity: Beyond Energy Balance

The percentage of the inheritance of obesity that is accounted for by genetic factors is about:

In counseling overweight clients, clinical dietitians should begin with:

The factor that contributes most to the success of a diet plan is:

Another name for conscious control of food intake to maintain stable weight is:

Individuals who have deficient levels of leptin are likely to be:

An environmental factor that has contributed to the increasing prevalence of obesity is the:

Risk of being overweight is inversely related to intakes of:

The prevalence of obesity is higher in:

To promote weight loss, diet plans should be:

A potential side effect of gastric bypass surgery is:

One factor that enhances the release of peptides that produce hunger is:

In order to be eligible to use weight-loss medications, an otherwise healthy individual must have a body mass index (BMI) above:

An example of a policy change that would modify the environment to decrease calorie intakes is:

The widely used sweetener that appears to be associated with increased calorie intakes in recent years is:

If a diet plan results in weight loss, it is because it provides:

The public health strategies that may help reverse the current obesity epidemic are:

One possible side effect of treatment with orlistat is that:

An example of a peptide hormone produced by the GI tract that influences food intake is:

The stage of change in which people actually start making changes to help them lose weight is:

Obesity is associated with increased risk of: