Exam 16: Weight Management

The best approach to increase tolerance to weight loss is:

Suggestions for clients who have recently had a gastric bypass include which of the following?

Excessive food intake followed by self-induced vomiting and the use of laxatives to minimize absorption and metabolism of the nutrients is called:

Energy imbalance is most accurately defined as a situation in which:

In addition to BMI, which of the following is used to classify and identify clients in need of therapy for excessive body fat?

The excessively lean person is almost twice as likely to succumb to which of the following as are other people?

A client has undergone weight loss surgery. After tolerating clear liquids, the client would most likely advance to which of the following?

A woman with a waist circumference greater than which measurement is at a greater health risk than an individual with a lesser waist circumference?

Which of the following would be least appropriate for any healthy weight-reduction diet?

A body mass index (BMI) of more than 40 indicates that a person is:

The client with a BMI over 35:

Body mass index is:

You have determined that a client may benefit by self-monitoring his or her behavior. You could encourage this concept by:

A client with which BMI would be considered normal?

To lose a pound of fat, a person would have to consume how many fewer kilocalories per day for 1 week?

Which medication aids in weight loss by acting to decrease fat absorption?

A diet for weight loss should not:

Which of the following causes of death would be least likely linked to obesity?

Eating to excess periodically, up to 20,000 kcal/day, is termed:

According to the National Institutes of Health, weight loss surgery is an acceptable option for carefully selected clients with clinical obesity as defined by: