Obesity Is Now a Serious Health Problem of Epidemic Proportions

question 11

Multiple Choice

Obesity is now a serious health problem of epidemic proportions. In Canada in 1994, it was estimated about ________ of women were obese, and about ________ of men were obese.

• A) 46%; 27%
• B) 26%; 35%
• C) 17%; 46%
• D) 47%; 66%

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Definitions:

Thyroid Gland

A gland in the neck that produces hormones regulating heart rate, body temperature, and metabolism.

Hormones

Chemical messengers produced by glands in the body that regulate physiological activities by signaling to organs and tissues.

Autocrine

a mode of hormone action where a hormone acts on the same cell that produced it.

Hypothyroidism

A condition where the thyroid gland is underactive, resulting in a deficiency in thyroid hormones affecting metabolism.