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Body Weight and Composition for Health and Sport
True or False
1
Most Americans are fairly happy with their present weight.
A)
True
B)
False
2
If someone has a BMI of 30, the person is definitely obese.
A)
True
B)
False
3
Body fat is denser than water.
A)
True
B)
False
4
Some body fat is essential for proper functioning of the body.
A)
True
B)
False
5
Females generally have less essential fat than males.
A)
True
B)
False
6
Using skinfold calipers is a direct method to analyze body composition.
A)
True
B)
False
7
Every technique used to assess body composition has errors.
A)
True
B)
False
8
There is a direct correlation between body fatness and performance in all sports.
A)
True
B)
False
9
Heredity and environment may both have an effect on obesity.
A)
True
B)
False
10
Obesity is one of the most prominent medical concerns in industrial societies today.
A)
True
B)
False
11
Obesity can be correlated to the amount of time spent viewing television.
A)
True
B)
False
12
Android obesity is associated with greater risk of chronic disease than gynoid obesity.
A)
True
B)
False
13
Obesity can impair psychological development.
A)
True
B)
False
14
Very-low-calorie diets promote long-term weight maintenance.
A)
True
B)
False
15
Gymnasts, dancers and wrestlers are more prone to disordered eating behavior than other athletes.
A)
True
B)
False
16
Excessive weight loss may lead to impaired performance.
A)
True
B)
False
17
Most fat-free weight is body water.
A)
True
B)
False
18
The BMI may be a useful screening tool for health problems.
A)
True
B)
False
19
Density represents volume divided by mass.
A)
True
B)
False
20
The higher the body density, the lower the amount of body fat.
A)
True
B)
False
21
Body fat assessment alone is a complete measure of general health.
A)
True
B)
False
22
An overweight person cannot possibly be fit.
A)
True
B)
False
23
Currently about two of every three American adults is overweight as measured by the Body Mass Index (BMI).
A)
True
B)
False
24
Ghrelin, a hormone secreted by an empty stomach near mealtime, may stimulate the appetite.
A)
True
B)
False
25
Prevention of obesity in children in very important because once neural circuits predisposing to obesity are developed, they are not easily abolished.
A)
True
B)
False
26
Anorexia athletica is classified as a major form of anorexia nervosa.
A)
True
B)
False
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