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Title: Considering food as a(n) ________, eating quickly and often, and thinking often about food ...
Post by: phd1100 on Feb 19, 2018
Considering food as a(n) ________, eating quickly and often, and thinking often about food throughout the day are signs of being a compulsive overeater.
 
  A) waste of time
  B) punishment
  C) reward
  D) obligation



A person with ________ will often secretly eat large quantities of food without taking steps to expend the calories consumed.
 
  A) anorexia
  B) binge-eating disorder
  C) bulimia
  D) compulsive eating disorder



The FTO gene appears to increase a person's risk of obesity by
 
  A) 5 to 15.
  B) 15 to 25.
  C) 25 to 50.
  D) 30 to 70.



Which of these is NOT a characteristic of binge eating?
 
  A) regularly consuming large quantities of comfort food
  B) using laxatives after a large meal.
  C) eating until one is uncomfortably full
  D) eating large amounts of food alone



Joy always has food aroundsnack bars in the car, pretzels and crackers in her backpack, jelly beans in her purseand she eats constantly throughout the day.
 
  Joy claims that she's not necessarily hungry, she just eats to keep her blood sugar up or for energy and always eats quickly. When her college roommate found Joy stockpiling boxes of cereal bars and cupcakes in her closet, she became convinced that Joy was becoming
  A) a compulsive overeater.
  B) a binge-eater.
  C) anorexic.
  D) an extreme dieter.


Title: Considering food as a(n) ________, eating quickly and often, and thinking often about food ...
Post by: gsx911 on Feb 19, 2018
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Title: Considering food as a(n) ________, eating quickly and often, and thinking often about food ...
Post by: phd1100 on Feb 19, 2018
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