Question 1

Food marketing strategies that target the interpersonal level of influence on children's diet:
a. In-school promotions and contracts with companies for exclusive rights to sell products
b. Supersizing promotion specials
c. Government policies such as food labeling
d. Purchase requests encouraging children to ask parents to purchase certain advertised foods)

Accepted Answer

Purchase requests encouraging children to ask their parents to purchase certain advertised foods directly target the interpersonal level of influence on children's diet. By encouraging children to ask their parents for specific products, companies are placing pressure on the parent-child relationship and potentially influencing a child's food choices. The other options listed may affect children's diets, but they do not directly target the interpersonal level of influence on children's food choices.

Question 2

An imbalance between the number of calories consumed and expended through physical activity is called:&#10;a. Body mass index&#10;b. Energy gap&#10;c. Sedentarism&#10;d. Overweight

Accepted Answer

An imbalance between the number of calories consumed and expended through physical activity is called an energy gap. The other options are related to specific terms or conditions related to body weight and physical activity, but do not refer specifically to the imbalance between calorie intake and energy expenditure.

Question 3

A community level organization that lends itself to intervention in childhood obesity prevention would be which of the following?
a. Television commercials aimed at youth
b. Peer groups
c. Schools
d. Centers for Disease Control

Schools

Accepted Answer

Schools are a key community-level organization that can intervene in childhood obesity prevention. Schools have the ability to provide education on nutrition and physical activity, and can implement policies and programs that promote healthy behaviors. Additionally, schools have access to a large number of children and can therefore have a significant impact on the prevention of childhood obesity. Television commercials, peer groups, and the Centers for Disease Control can all play a role in childhood obesity prevention, but they are not community-level organizations that are as well-positioned to intervene as schools.

Question 4

Infant feeding practices is an example of a factor influencing childhood obesity at which of the following ecological levels?
a. Intrapersonal
b. Interpersonal
c. Organizational
d. Community
e. Society

Accepted Answer

Infant feeding practices are influenced by interpersonal relationships, such as those between parents or caregivers and the child, which directly affect the child's dietary habits and risk of obesity.

Question 5

Food as a symbol of prestige can have detrimental effects on health because of which of the following?
a. Food avoidance to attain extreme thinness is viewed as desirable.
b. Food fads often encourage consumption on empty calories.
c. Foods that convey high status are also high in calories and fat.
d. Fruits and vegetables are prestigious to consume but often too expensive to purchase.

Accepted Answer

Foods that are considered prestigious and convey high status are often high in calories and fat, and their consumption can lead to negative health outcomes such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. This is because these foods tend to be expensive and only accessible to those with higher incomes, leading to a cultural association of wealth with unhealthy food choices.

Deck 17: Childhood Overweight and Obesity