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Title: Which of the following hormones signals the brain to decrease food intake as fat stores increase? ...
Post by: lauracecii93 on Mar 4, 2018
Which of the following hormones signals the brain to decrease food intake as fat stores increase?
 
  A. leptin
  B. ghrelin
  C. insulin
  D. thyroid

Q. 2

The physical need for food that drives you to eat is called
 
  A. satiety.
  B. appetite.
  C. addiction.
  D. hunger.

Q. 3

The start of your next meal can be delayed by increasing the ________ of the foods you eat.
 
  A. pleasure
  B. satiety
  C. sweetness
  D. sourness

Q. 4

How does smoking increase your risk of cardiovascular disease?
 
  What will be an ideal response

Q. 5

Explain the effects of long-term chronic high blood pressure on the blood vessels and the heart.
 
  What will be an ideal response

Q. 6

People who are obese carry approximately ________ or more pounds of excess weight.
 
  A. 15 to 30
  B. 25 to 40
  C. 30 to 45
  D. 40 to 50

Q. 7

Many hormones play a role in controlling your hunger. The hormone produced in the stomach that encourages you to eat is called
 
  A. leptin.
  B. insulin.
  C. ghrelin.
  D. cholecystokinin.

Q. 8

The risk of gallstones is increased with high levels of blood
 
  A. cholesterol.
  B. sodium.
  C. glucose.
  D. potassium.

Q. 9

A condition in which breathing stops for brief periods during sleep is called
 
  A. narcolepsy.
  B. REM sleep.
  C. sleep apnea.
  D. dreaming.

Q. 10

CHD risk factors are classified as either major or contributory risk factors. Briefly explain the differences
  between these two categories of risk factors.
 
  What will be an ideal response


Title: Which of the following hormones signals the brain to decrease food intake as fat stores increase? ...
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