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WorksheetsHealth & Illness
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
How many Americans are suffering life threatening obesity?
15 Million
100 Million
5 Million
10 Million
An obese BMI is a score of __ or higher
30
25
50
15
An overweight BMI is a score of __
25.0-29.99
30.0-34.99
20.0-24.99
15.0-19.99
Obesity does NOT include which factor?
None of above
Genetic Factor
Environmental Factor
Obesity is strongly influenced by environmental factors such as...
Income
Work Situations
Housing/Living Conditions
All of Above
Which of the following is FALSE?
Obesity is strongly linked to Poverty.
Unhealthy fast food is both available and affordable.
Obesity includes Psychological factors & Metabolic factors
Obesity is not major public health problem in the world
Which of the following is FALSE?
Consumers find it easy to determine which items contain the most fat and how much
Advertising gives kids an inaccurate or misleading nutrition message
Many think obese and overweight are the same
Race & Ethnicity Psychosocial Factors of Obesity include the following...
Inadequate social support
Cultural barriers to communication
Racism and discrimination
All of above
__% of people claimed they don't have the time to prep or cook healthier meals for themselves
50%
65%
45%
15%
From ________ the US obesity rates have increased exceedingly
1920-1940
1940-1960
1980-2000
2000-2017
The government should work to reduce health inequality and improve the environment factor such as :
NOT having educational programs and advertisement to promote healthy lifestyles
NOT supporting the needy such as the disabled and people with difficulties, or large families
NOT having access to safe streets for walking or cycling.
NOT having easy access to unhealthy food
BMI is a simple index of weight-for-heigh commonly used to classify overweight and obesity in adults
TRUE
FALSE
Obesity is NOT a type of disease
FALSE
TRUE
BMI is a score of 27.25 is considered to be obese?
TRUE
FALSE
BMI is a score of 32.55 is considered overweight?
TRUE
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