What elements of the built environment can be conducive to a healthy lifestyle?
a. Safe parks for children to play in
b. Bike paths
c. Sidewalks
d. All of the above
Q. 2Children with hyperlipidemias require further dietary restrictions to help lower LDL-cholesterol. This would include all of the following treatment recommendations EXCEPT:
a. restriction of dietary cholesterol to 200 mg/day.
b. increasing soluble fiber.
c. weight management.
d. increasing trans fats as substitutes for saturated fats.
e. encouraging physical activity.
Q. 3Generalities derived from research relating to children's physical activity patterns include all of the following statements EXCEPT:
a. Boys are less active than girls.
b. Physical activity decreases with age.
c. Seasons affect activity levels.
d. Physical education in schools has decreased.
e. Climate may affect activity levels.
Q. 4What are the proposed mechanisms by which television viewing contributes to obesity?
a. Reduced energy expenditure
b. More commercials advertising appropriate foods
c. Increased intake while watching television
d. All of the above
e. a and c only
Q. 5According to NHANES III data, children aged _____ have the highest rates of daily television viewing.
a. 8 through 10
b. 9 through 11
c. 11 through 13
d. 12 through 14
e. 13 through 15
Q. 6A dose-response relationship has been detected between the prevalence of obesity and time spent viewing television. For each additional hour of television viewed in the 12- to 17-year-old group, the prevalence of obesity increased by:
a. 2.
b. 5.
c. 9.
d. 15.
e. 21.
Q. 7The most significant predictor of childhood obesity has been found to be:
a. low family income.
b. food insecurity.
c. parental obesity.
d. lower cognitive stimulation.
e. use of formula instead of breastfeeding.
Q. 8BMI rebound can be defined as:
a. the period in which your weight rebounds and settles in at your normal weight.
b. the normal increase in percent body fat which occurs after percent body fat declines and reaches its lowest point.
c. the point at which you have the greatest amount of fat you will ever have, typically between the ages of 8 and 10.
d. the weight you attain by the age of 13 after you have had a growth spurt.
e. the loss of all a child's baby fat, which occurs at about 6 years of age.
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