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University of Illinois, Chicago NURS 531 Chapter 32: Obesity MULTIPLE CHOICE 1)Food intake is increased by   increased neuropeptide Y secretion decreased neuropeptide Y secretion increased alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone secretion increased leptin secretion increased insulin secretion       2

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2.    Sibutramine produces weight loss in obese patients primarily by

 

1. decreasing intestinal absorption of carbohydrates
2. decreasing intestinal absorption of fats
3. decreasing intestinal absorption of proteins
4. increasing satiety
5. increasing thermogenesis

3.    A person with a body mass index of 28 kg/m² is considered to be

 

1. anorectic
2. thin
3. normal
4. overweight but not obese
5. obese

 

 

4.    Factors contributing to the development of obesity include

 

1. increased responsiveness to leptin
2. increased thermogenesis
3. decreased b3 adrenoceptor tone
4. uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation
5. increased secretion of thyroid hormone

5.    The incidence of which disease increases most sharply as a function of body mass index?

 

1. coronary heart disease
2. hypertension
3. asthma
4. cholelithiasis
5. type 2 diabetes mellitus

 

 

6.    Orlistat acts in part by inhibiting

 

1. leptin secretion
2. pancreatic lipase
3. neuropeptide Y receptors
4. food intake
5. storage of fat