Obesity

Last updated: 31/01/2022
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  1. Which of these is a measurement scheme generally used to diagnose obesity?

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  2. Someone with a BMI of roughly 15.6 would be considered to be which of these?

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  3. Someone with a BMI of roughly 25.9 would be considered to be which of these?

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  4. Someone with a BMI of roughly 32.5 would be considered to be which of these?

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  5. Which of these statements is generally true about obesity?

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  6. Which of these statements is generally true about obesity?

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  7. Which of these statements is generally true about obesity?

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  8. By which year is it estimated that 50% of the UK population will be obese?

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  9. Which of these hormones is thought to be involved in obesity?

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  10. Which of these models was first proposed by Herman and Polivy in 1983?

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  11. In which year did Herman and Polivy first put forward the Boundary Model?

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  12. Which foodstuff was used for the pre-load condition by Herman and Mack in their 1975 study into disinhibition?

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  13. Which foodstuff was used for the test condition by Herman and Mack in their 1975 study into disinhibition?

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  14. What is the formal psychological name given to the feeling of being full and satisfied?

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  15. Which two biological boundaries are included in the boundary model?

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  16. What is the formal name given to the process of a dieter “giving up” when they have too much food, and eating more than they usually would?

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  17. What name is given to the process where people repeatedly diet and fail to lose weight?

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  18. What process did Herman and Polivy state drives our need for food?

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  19. Which of these best describes the role of leptin?

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  20. What was the general participant group examined by Stunkard et al. (1986)

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  21. Roughly how large was the participant group used in Stunkard et al.’s 1986 study into obesity?

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