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Body weight that exceeds the recommended guidelines for good health, or a body mass index of 25 or more and below 30, is considered ________.

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The healthiest body mass index, or BMI, is between 15 and 18.

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The rate at which the body uses energy for basic life functions is called the ________ rate.

After puberty, a boy of healthy weight typically levels off at ________ percent body fat.

How do the diet drugs lorcaserin and phentermine-topiramate help people lose weight?

Which of the following statements about body fat percentages is true?

The lower healthy range of body fat is 5-10 percent for male athletes and 15-20 percent for female athletes.

Obese men tend to accumulate fat in their hips and thighs, while obese women tend to accumulate fat in their abdomens.

To find a weight loss plan that offers the best chance of success, you should avoid plans that

Very-low-calorie diets are used for people with BMIs greater than 30 who are highly motivated but have not had success with more conservative plans.

Very-low-calorie diets are reserved only for patients with high health risks due to obesity; they involve an intake of 800 or fewer calories each day.

One year after delivery, about 15 to 20 percent of women continue to maintain the weight they gained during pregnancy.

Studies have found an association between television watching and overweight in children, youth, and adults.

Which of the following is true about BMR?

One class of weight-loss drugs works in the brain to reduce food intake; the other class works in the body to reduce food ________.

The ________ of food is an estimate of the energy required to process the food one eats.This energy is used in chewing and digesting the food one eats, and in absorbing, transporting, metabolizing, and storing the energy and nutrients one gets from food.

A major premise of the size acceptance movement is that

Every person has an ideal weight, a set point of healthy weight.

Orlistat, a fat-blocker, results in an average weight loss of 15 pounds or more.

A very-low-calorie diet (800 calories or less daily) is