Nutrition Chapter 11 – Flashcards
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Anorexia nervosa sufferers
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tend to be adolescent and early adult girls.
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Criteria for diagnosing bulimia nervosa includes all the following except
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purposely eats large quantities of food and feels tremendous control in doing it.
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Which characteristic is more indicative of bulimia than anorexia nervosa?
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Lack of impulse control
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All of the following are true of an anorexic person who falls below 75 percent of normal body weight except
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loss of menstrual period becomes irreversible
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Night eating syndrome is characterized by evening hyperphagia which is defined as
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eating more than one-third of total daily calories after the evening meal
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Anorexia nervosa is defined as
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psychological denial of appetite
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What is the name of the condition characterized by disordered eating, lack of menstrual periods, and osteoporosis?
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Female athlete triad
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The incidence of anorexia nervosa is highest in
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adolescent females from middle and upper socioeconomic classes
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At later stages in anorexia development, anorexics
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eat 300 to 600 kcalories per day
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The slower basal metabolism that accompanies anorexia nervosa is caused by
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decreased synthesis of thyroid hormone
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Loss of menstrual periods associated with anorexia nervosa is caused by
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low body fat content
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The first goal in nutrition therapy for anorexia nervosa is
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to stop further weight loss
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A disorder in which frequent bingeing and possibly purging occurs is called
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bulimia
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A common characteristic of both bulimics and anorexics is that they are usually
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female
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A difference between anorexics and bulimics is that
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anorexics turn away from food during a crisis, whereas bulimics turn toward food
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Which of the following is true about purging behavior related to bulimia?
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After vomiting, many kcalories from the food eaten are still absorbed
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Joni uses ipecac syrup to promote vomiting after her binges. All of the following are negative effects of vomiting except
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high blood potassium levels, which disturb heart rhythm
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Which of the following is the best treatment approach for binge eating disorder?
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An eating plan that does not restrict particular foods, in which the person eats in response to hunger signals.
