Defining Obesity as a Disease

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What is a characteristic of a chronic disease?

  • It has a short duration
  • It has a long duration (correct)
  • It is easily managed
  • It affects only one system

What is a consequence of obesity on the body?

  • It compromises anatomy and physiology (correct)
  • It has no effect on physical wellbeing
  • It improves mental wellbeing
  • It increases exercise performance

What is sick fat disease associated with?

  • Improved quality of life
  • Chronic low-grade inflammation (correct)
  • Reduced joint stress
  • Biomechanical challenges

Why can added joint stress compromise obesity interventions?

<p>It makes exercise painful (B)</p>
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What is a difference between sick fat disease and fat mass disease?

<p>Sick fat disease is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation (C)</p>
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How does obesity affect the body's structure and function?

<p>It compromises the body's structure and function (D)</p>
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What is a common health effect of chronic low-grade inflammation?

<p>Several negative health effects (A)</p>
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What is a challenge of obesity management?

<p>It requires a long-term, systematic approach (C)</p>
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What is a common mental health effect of obesity?

<p>Depression (B)</p>
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What is a common form of discrimination faced by individuals with obesity?

<p>Bias and poor treatment (B)</p>
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What is a key determinant of body size?

<p>Genetics (D)</p>
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What is the typical case for genetic causes of obesity?

<p>Polygenic, caused by a combination of small effects in several genes (B)</p>
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What is the name of the technique used to examine the genetic makeup of millions of individuals around the world?

<p>Genome-wide association studies (A)</p>
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What is a characteristic of identical twins in terms of body mass index (BMI)?

<p>They have a strong correlation in BMI (A)</p>
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What is a common observation in terms of body size and shape among family members?

<p>Our body size and shape resemble our mother or father's at the same age (C)</p>
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What is the approximate number of sites in the human genome that promote an increased risk for obesity?

<p>100 (C)</p>
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What is the name of the trial that investigated the effect of naltrexone plus bupropion on weight loss in overweight and obese adults?

<p>COR-I (D)</p>
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What is the name of the hormone that is associated with resistance in the context of weight loss?

<p>Leptin (D)</p>
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What type of diets were found to cause excess calorie intake and weight gain in an inpatient randomized controlled trial?

<p>Ultra-processed diets (C)</p>
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What is the name of the journal that published a study on the effects of high protein diets on thermogenesis, satiety, and weight loss?

<p>Journal of the American College of Nutrition (D)</p>
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What is the term for the process by which the body generates heat, which is associated with weight loss?

<p>Thermogenesis (C)</p>
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Which of the following is NOT a strategy that has been investigated for weight loss?

<p>Yoga exercises (B)</p>
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What is the term for the feeling of being full or satisfied after eating?

<p>Satiety (C)</p>
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Who conducted a study on the effects of high protein diets on thermogenesis, satiety, and weight loss?

<p>Halton and Hu (C)</p>
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What is the main difference between minimally processed foods and ultra-processed foods in terms of satiety and blood sugar levels?

<p>Minimally processed foods are more satiating and less hyperglycemic (C)</p>
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What is the focus of the study by Fiszman and Varela (2013)?

<p>The satiating mechanisms of major food constituents (A)</p>
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What is the time period covered in the systematic literature review by Galmiche et al. (2019)?

<p>2000-2018 (B)</p>
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What is the topic of the report by Gionet and Roshanafshar (2013)?

<p>Select health indicators of First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit (B)</p>
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What is the main finding of the study by Goldschmidt et al. (2016)?

<p>Shared risk factors for mood-, eating-, and weight-related health outcomes (C)</p>
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What is the focus of the study by Goran and Gower (1999)?

<p>The relation between visceral fat and disease risk in children and adolescents (D)</p>
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What is a characteristic of minimally processed foods compared to ultra-processed foods?

<p>Higher satiety and lower glycemic index (C)</p>
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Which of the following studies did not focus on eating disorders?

<p>Goran and Gower (1999) (B)</p>
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What is the result of weight reduction on the body's water compartments?

<p>Increased extracellular water compartment relative to intracellular water compartment (A)</p>
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What is the focus of the study by Locke et al. (2015)?

<p>Genetic studies of body mass index (A)</p>
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What is the name of the medication mentioned in the article by Mancini and de Melo (2017)?

<p>Liraglutide 3.0 mg (A)</p>
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What is the name of the method used to assess human body composition in the study by Lukaski et al. (1986)?

<p>Tetrapolar bioelectrical impedance (B)</p>
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What is the focus of the article by Lupton (2018)?

<p>Food tracking apps and their effects on users (A)</p>
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What is the name of the journal that published the study by Locke et al. (2015)?

<p>Nature (D)</p>
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What is the topic of the review by Mantzios and Wilson (2015)?

<p>Mindfulness, eating behaviors, and obesity (C)</p>
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What is the result of the study by Lukaski et al. (1986) on the validation of tetrapolar bioelectrical impedance?

<p>The method was found to be highly effective for assessing body composition (A)</p>
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