Helping Children with Obesity: Context, Understanding, and Tools

1. To evaluate patients with overweight or obesity it is essential to engage in a non-stigmatizing conversation by asking permission to discuss their BMI/weight, avoid labeling by using person-first language, and using words that are perceived as neutral.

a) True
b) False

2. Children with obesity in childhood who were a healthy weight in adulthood showed no increased risk of Type 2 diabetes or carotid-artery atherosclerosis.

a) True
b) False

3. Ultra-processed foods are industrial formulations made entirely or mostly from substances extracted from foods, derived from food constituents, or synthesized in laboratories from food substrates or other organic sources.

a) True
b) False

4. The following factor(s) cause(s) obesity in children:

a) Behavioral
b) Sociocultural
c) Environmental
d) Psychological
e) All of the above

5. Ultra-processing removes many of the healthy compounds associated with the food product, such as fiber.

a) True
b) False

6. The following influence increasing rates of childhood obesity in American Indian and Alaska Native communities:

a) Positive energy balance
b) Increased portion sizes
c) Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods
d) Historical trauma
e) All of the above

7. The Self-Determination Theory explains the basic needs behind motivation which include competence, autonomy, and relatedness.

a) True
b) False

8. The following are part of the four pillars of wellness:

a) Healthy diet
b) Physical activity
c) Adequate sleep
d) Peaceful mind
e) All of the above

9. Healthy parenting skills utilize the authoritative approach, which is firm but warm and accepting, when influencing their children’s lifestyles.

a) True
b) False