Your Child Is Overweight and You Are Considering a Treatment

question 22

Multiple Choice

Your child is overweight and you are considering a treatment program. After researching different programs, you conclude that the most successful programs

• A) focus on exercise.
• B) include both parent and child.
• C) focus on counting calories.
• D) include fasting to learn to control the impulse to eat.

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Definitions:

Pancreatic Amylase

An enzyme produced by the pancreas and secreted into the small intestine, crucial for breaking down carbohydrates into simple sugars during digestion.

Maltose

A sugar composed of two glucose molecules bonded together, commonly produced during the digestion of starch.

Carboxypeptidase

An enzyme that breaks down proteins by hydrolyzing the peptide bond at the carboxyl-terminal (C-terminal) end of the protein.

Pancreas

An organ in the digestive and endocrine system that produces several important hormones, including insulin, and enzymes to aid in digestion.