Obesity I

For young children (under 5 years) it is common practice to use _______ rather than BMI to indicate nutritional status.

• Raw scale weight

• Jr. BMI

• ‘weight-for-height’

• estimates

"Dr Tim Lobstein is the Head of Policy at the World Obesity Federation."

In the section titled, "Prevalence And Trends Across The World," what is the purpose of the statement above?

• to deny Dr. Lobstein's involvement with obese children

• to suggest that Dr. Lobstein is obese

• to prove that Dr. Lobstein is a credible source of information about obesity

• to show how Dr. Lobstein deals with cases of obesity

I am 5'11, 220 pounds. What is my BMI according to the chart under "Helpful Materials" ?

• 11

• 27

• 31

• 43

According to the article, which of these might cause a child's BMI to be higher than average?

• having overweight siblings

• malnutrition

• extra muscle mass

• degenerative disease

Obesity is higher in

• athletes

• Lower income households

• some minority ethnic groups

• households with white residents

What is happening to the number of obese children?

• it has not been tracked

• it is increasing

• it is decreasing

• it has stayed the same since the 70's

Which of these has caused errors in the reporting of childhood obesity?

• measurements being taken by professional healthcare staff

• parents providing information about their child's height and weight

• doctors being dishonest

• all of these

WHO stands for ________ in the article.

• When Hunger Overrides

• World Health Organization

• World's Heaviest Occupants

• None of these

Chevi is 58 inches tall with a weight of 138 pounds. What is her BMI?

• 23

• 26

• 29

• 30

In the USA, obesity prevalence levels for children show consistent difference between ethnic groups in surveys across the last three decades. Overall, obesity prevalence was highest in Hispanic children (26.2%) and non-Hispanic Black children (24.8%) followed by non-Hispanic white (16.6%) and non-Hispanic Asian (9.0%) children in 2020. Among girls, obesity prevalence was highest among non-Hispanic Black girls (30.8%). Among boys, obesity prevalence was highest among Hispanic boys (29.3%).

Based on this information, which group has most obesity?

• hispanic black children

• non-hispanic Black girls

• non-hispanic Asians

• All of these are equal.