Which of the following is true of high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets?
a. Blood lipids improve while on these diets.
b. Evidence supports that these diets lower blood pressure.
c. Weight loss is usually maintained beyond the first year on the diet.
d. Diets high in protein and low in carbohydrates do not lower risk factors for heart disease.
Q. 2To obtain an accurate waist measurement, the following method is recommended:
a. measure just superior to the umbilicus.
b. ask client to inhale and to hold his breath.
c. use a tape measure that is three feet long.
d. use a tape measure that is flexible but not expandable.
Q. 3The most effective behavior to lose weight is:
a. to focus on staying on a weight-loss diet.
b. to adopt a lifestyle of eating healthy and being physically active.
c. to initially restrict kcalorie intake to 800 kcal per day.
d. to accept that prejudging people by weight is not as harmful as prejudging by race, religion, or gender.
Q. 4A factor that does not affect the BMR is:
a. age.
b. fever.
c. heart rate.
d. pregnancy.
Q. 5A cellular response to overeating is that:
a. fat cells enlarge.
b. skeletal cells atrophy.
c. muscle cells increase in size.
d. energy required to move the overweight body is less.
Q. 6The person who carries excess body fat is at lower risk for related disease if the fat distribution is:
a. visceral.
b. subcutaneous.
c. at the waistline.
d. intra-abdominal.
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