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Whats the appropriate description of the following terms? -Complex condition influenced by genes as well as by many individual and social factors

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Whats the appropriate description of the following terms? -Body mass index between 25 and 29.9

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Dietary habits, influenced by society and personal choices, are developed over a ______________________.

Sugary liquids, compared to sugary solid foods, do not decrease the total food consumed, and, therefore, increase calories consumed.

Whats the appropriate description of the following terms? -Method in which fat distribution is measured

whats the organization to the appropriate description. -Recommends thinking in terms of lifelong weight management, encouraging overweight people to try at least to avoid gaining additional weight.

People with less education and lower incomes are more likely to be active than those of higher socioeconomic status.

Whats the appropriate year of the following events? -Institute of Medicine published a report called Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance, which refers to obesity as a "critical public health threat."

Dietary surveys conducted by the ______________________ have shown that while the diet of Americans has improved over the past several decades, people fall far short of the federal recommendations.

whats the weight-drug to the associated characteristic. -Had to be removed from the market because it caused heart valve problems and pulmonary hypertension

whats the weight-drug to the associated characteristic. -Works by activating the part of the brain that controls hunger

The current image used by the U.S. government to help explain what a healthy meal should look like is a dinner plate consisting of mostly fruit and vegetables.

whats the organization to the appropriate description. -Recommends no more than 2 hours per day of recreational screen time for children 2 years and older and none for younger children

Obese children are, for the first time, being diagnosed with what medical condition that was believed to occur almost exclusively in adults?

The "5-A-Day" Campaign to improve eating habits by increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables was created in the state of ______________________ .

The typical American eats too much fruit and fiber.

whats the weight-drug to the associated characteristic. -Combination of an appetite suppressant and a drug that was approved to treat epilepsy and migraines

From 2009-2016, the average American obtained 7% of calories from sweetened drinks.

Physical activity during dieting produces a healthier result when weight is lost since lean ________________________ is better maintained.

Whats the appropriate year of the following events? -Surgeon General David Satcher organized a public "listening session," which led to the publication of the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity.