Health Risk Analysis
Practice Quiz C-28
Practice Quiz C-28
1. BMIs greater than 25 are associated with increasingly severe health risks, including: osteoarthritis, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and many forms of cancer.
2. In the U.S., 2/3 of adults and 1/3 of teens are obese or overweight.
3. Obesity (without exercise) has become the #1 cause of premature disease, disability, and death in America.
4. Your BMI tells you how much of your body mass is fat and how much is muscle.
5. Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist:Height Ratio (WHR) used together are valid measurements of an individual's weight and body composition in relation to their health.
6. Obesity and its related health risks are reversible using proven lifestyle therapies that are safe and effective.
7. Using the latest strategies in nutrition and exercise, overweight and obese individuals can lose their excess fat and keep it off.
8. A healthy rate to lose weight is:
9. Losing weight and keeping it off is best accomplished by:
10. A person who is 217 pounds and has a goal of weighing a healthy 158 pounds is how many pounds over their Goal Weight?
11. At a weight-loss rate of 4 pounds/month, how long will it take for the person (in Q10) to achieve their Goal Weight?
12. Certified Medical-Fitness Technicians should refer their clients to a certified Medical-Nutrition Technician if nutritionally based weight-reduction support services are indicated for the client's health and fitness goals.
- A. True
- B. False
2. In the U.S., 2/3 of adults and 1/3 of teens are obese or overweight.
- A. True
- B. False
3. Obesity (without exercise) has become the #1 cause of premature disease, disability, and death in America.
- A. True
- B. False
4. Your BMI tells you how much of your body mass is fat and how much is muscle.
- A. True
- B. False
5. Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist:Height Ratio (WHR) used together are valid measurements of an individual's weight and body composition in relation to their health.
- A. True
- B. False
6. Obesity and its related health risks are reversible using proven lifestyle therapies that are safe and effective.
- A. True
- B. False
7. Using the latest strategies in nutrition and exercise, overweight and obese individuals can lose their excess fat and keep it off.
- A. True
- B. False
8. A healthy rate to lose weight is:
- A. 5+ pounds per week
- B. 3-4 pounds per week
- C. 2-3 pounds per week
- D. 1-2 pounds per week
- E. 2% of excess fat weight per week
9. Losing weight and keeping it off is best accomplished by:
- A. Medical Intervention (pills and/or surgeries)
- B. Commercial Programs (diets and supplements).
- C. Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (nutrition and exercise).
- D. None of the above, because obesity is genetically determined and impossible to change long-term.
10. A person who is 217 pounds and has a goal of weighing a healthy 158 pounds is how many pounds over their Goal Weight?
- A. 55 pounds
- B. 57 pounds
- C. 59 pounds
- D. 61 pounds
11. At a weight-loss rate of 4 pounds/month, how long will it take for the person (in Q10) to achieve their Goal Weight?
- A. 10 months
- B. 12 months
- C. 15 months
- D. 20 months
12. Certified Medical-Fitness Technicians should refer their clients to a certified Medical-Nutrition Technician if nutritionally based weight-reduction support services are indicated for the client's health and fitness goals.
- A. True
- B. False
The correct answers are:
1-A, 2-A, 3-A, 4-B, 5-A, 6-A, 7-A, 8-E, 9-C, 10-C, 11-C, 12-A
1-A, 2-A, 3-A, 4-B, 5-A, 6-A, 7-A, 8-E, 9-C, 10-C, 11-C, 12-A