Year 12 Obesity Quiz

What is obesity?

• A communicable disease caused by infections

• A non-communicable disease caused by infections

• The amount of fat stored in the body

• The amount of sugar consumed in the diet

Where is fat stored in a non-obese person?

• Under the skin (subcutaneous fat)

• Inside the organs (visceral fat)

• Around the muscles

• In the bloodstream

Where is fat stored in an obese person?

• Only in the subcutaneous fat

• Only in the abdominal muscles

• Only in the visceral fat

• In both subcutaneous and visceral fat

What can upper body fat and visceral fat in the abdomen cause?

• Heart disease and high blood pressure

• Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes

• Cancers

• All of the above

How much did the UK's NHS spend on overweight and obesity-related ill-health in 2014 to 2015?

• £1 billion

• £3 billion

• £6.1 billion

• £10 billion

What are the reasons for consuming an energy-dense diet that leads to overweight and obesity?

• Large portions

• Energy dense drinks

• Ready meals and processed foods

• All of the above

How can obesity be measured?

• Body Mass Index (BMI)

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

• Blood pressure measurement

• All of the above

Calculate the BMI for a person with weight 67kg and height 1.67m.

• 18.5

• 22.5

• 24.1

• 28.3

What are the issues with using BMI as a measure of obesity?

• It doesn't account for muscle mass

• It doesn't account for body fat distribution

• It may not be accurate for athletes

• All of the above

What is the estimated prevalence of morbid obesity in the UK by 2035?

• 2.2 million people

• 3.6 million people

• 4.4 million people

• 5.8 million people