Identify the BMI figures that denote underweight, healthy weight, overweight, and obese
What will be an ideal response?
Underweight: body weight lower than the weight range that is considered healthy; BMI less than 18.5.
Normal: BNI 18.5 to 24.9
Overweight: BMI 25 to 29.9.
Obese: BMI 30 or more.
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98. The choices a person makes regarding food are highly personal. List and describe five factors that influence a person’s food choices.
What will be an ideal response?
Leona is making lemon pudding from "scratch." Her ingredients include fat-free milk, corn starch, lemon juice, egg yolks, salt, sugar, and butter. When she added some of the ingredients together, little clumps formed in the mixture before she could heat it. What happened to those ingredients?
A. The corn starch transaminated the lactose in the milk. B. The cholesterol in the raw egg yolks reacted with the butter. C. The salt activated the sugar after being mixed with the egg yolks. D. The acid in the lemon juice denatured the milk proteins.
Approximately how many Americans participate in a USDA food assistance program annually?
a. 1 in 20 b. 1 in 10 c. 1 in 4 d. 1 in 2
Betsy Winslow is a 62-year-old retired school teacher. She is 5'3" tall and weighs 155 pounds. Mrs. Winslow is a member of a walking group that meets three mornings a week. She walks two miles each morning. After experiencing episodes of chest pain and shortness of breath when walking, she made an appointment to see her physician. Her laboratory results are as follows: total cholesterol: 251
mg/dL; HDL cholesterol: 47 mg/dL; LDL cholesterol: 146 mg/dL; triglycerides: 203 mg/dL. Mrs. Winslow's 24-hour recall reveals the following intake: • Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, bacon, toast with butter and jelly, 2% milk • Lunch: Hamburger pizza, salad with Italian dressing, Coke • Snack: 3 chocolate cookies, 2% milk • Dinner: Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, buttered corn on the cob, sweet tea, coconut cake • Snack: Ice cream To reduce her risk of CHD, Mrs. Winslow's LDL should be: a. <100 mg/dL b. <130 mg/dL. c. >140 mg/dL. d. >120 mg/dL.