Which description best defines the body's set point?
A) the minimum weight of a person
B) the maximum weight of a person
C) the point at which a person's weight plateaus before dropping again quickly
D) the point above which the body tends to lose weight and below which it tends to gain weight
Q. 2Individuals with ____ are gluten-sensitive but react to gluten by developing a severe, itchy rash and have few GI symptoms.
A) dermatitis herpetiformis
B) cutaneous celiac disease
C) dermal dystrophy
D) gluten dermatitis
Q. 3What best describes the results of an increase in LPL activity?
A) Fat storage becomes more efficient.
B) The cells are less likely to obtain energy from glucose.
C) The liver increases production of triglycerides.
D) The rate of weight loss is increased.
Q. 4What is a potential nutritional consequence following resection of the ileum?
A) sodium malabsorption
B) reduced calcium and zinc absorption
C) lactose malabsorption
D) reduced potassium and phosphorus absorption
Q. 5What is a characteristic of the lipoprotein lipase enzyme?
A) In men, the enzyme activity is high in abdominal fat cells.
B) Obese people who lose weight show markedly higher enzyme activity.
C) Obese people have less enzyme activity in their adipocytes than lean people do.
D) In women, the enzyme activity is low in fat cells within the breasts, hips, and thighs.
Q. 6What is the malabsorption syndrome that results after surgery when the absorptive capacity of the remaining intestine is insufficient for meeting nutritional needs?
A) celiac disease
B) short bowel syndrome
C) irritable bowel syndrome
D) inflammatory bowel disease
Q. 7Tom was overweight when he was 13. During puberty, he continued to gain weight steadily until the age of 23, when he decided to lose weight. Tom successfully lost 50 pounds. What most likely happened to Tom's fat cells?
A) They shrank in size but did not decrease in number.
B) They melted away when he burned all the excess fat.
C) They decreased in number but did not decrease in size.
D) They changed very little since fat cells shrink only with a weight loss greater than 100 pounds.
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