ProCon’s Obesity Quiz
- Question: Which of the following is true about skinfold calipers?
- Answer: All of these answers are true about skinfold calipers.
- Question: Which is a common argument for treating obesity as a disease?
- Answer: All of these are common arguments for treating obesity as a disease.
- Question: Which U.S. state has the highest rate of obesity?
- Answer: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), West Virginia is the U.S. state that leads with the highest obesity rate at 41.2 percent, followed closely by Arkansas and Mississippi, which also report rates of 40 percent or higher.
- Question: Which is a common argument against treating obesity as a disease?
- Answer: All of these are common arguments against treating obesity as a disease.
- Question: Which U.S. region has the highest rate of obesity?
- Answer: The Midwest (36 percent) and the South (34.7 percent) have the highest rates of obesity, followed by the West (29.1 percent) and the Northeast (28.6 percent).
- Question: What is BMI?
- Answer: Body mass index (BMI) is an estimate of total body fat; adults age 20 or older with a BMI of 30 or more are considered obese.
- Question: Which of the following is true about obesity and the debate over it?
- Answer: All of these are true about obesity and the debate over it.
- Question: Roughly what percentage of U.S. adults are obese?
- Answer: As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in 2024, more than 2 in 5 U.S. adults (roughly 40 percent of the adult population) are obese.
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