An adolescent whose BMI-for-age is less than the 5th percentile fits into which weight status category?
a. overweight
b. healthy weight
c. underweight
d. obese
Answer: c. underweight
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All of the following are characteristics of nutrition and pregnancy except
a. underweight has little, if any, effect on fertility. b. overweight men have low sperm counts that reduce fertility c. excess body fat in women interferes with the regular cycles of menstruation. d. the woman's nutritional status is more important than the man's for the developing fetus
Which of the following two nutrients are NOT needed in higher amounts in pregnancy?
a. Choline and copper b. Biotin and potassium c. Vitamin D and calcium d. Pantothenic acid and molybdenum
The four officially recognized eating disorders are:
A) pica, anorexia nervosa, diabetes mellitus, and obesity. B) anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and plumbism. C) obesity, marasmus, bulimia, and pagophagia. D) bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, pica, and binge-eating disorder.
Which of the following statements regarding water is true?
a. Osmosis is the movement of water across a membrane toward higher solute concentrations. b. About 35% of the mass of adipose tissue is water. c. About 40% of our body mass is water. d. Women generally have a higher body water content than men.