Obese Children Tend to

question 75

Multiple Choice

Obese children tend to

• A)be less responsive than normal-weight children to external stimuli associated with food.
• B)chew their food more thoroughly than normal-weight children.
• C)be less responsive than normal-weight children to internal hunger cues.
• D)eat slower than normal-weight children.

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Definitions:

Muscle Contraction

The process by which muscle fibers shorten and generate force, enabling movement of the body and function of internal organs.

Enzymes

Organic compounds which greatly accelerate the speed of almost every chemical reaction occurring inside cells.

Activation Energy

Energy that must be added to molecules to initiate a reaction.

Chemical Reactions

Processes that involve the transformation of substances by breaking and forming chemical bonds leading to new substances.