POST SEMINAR QUIZ

Read each question carefully and then choose the best answer:

1. Some of the health risks of obesity include:

a. headaches, nausea, palpitations
b. high blood pressure, diabetes, joint pain
c. shingles, glaucoma, psoriasis

2. Which of the following are related to morbid obesity:

a. Obesity is the 2nd leading cause of preventable death
b. The morbidly obese die 10-15 years sooner than non-obese people
c. Both a and b

3. The 3 main causes of morbid obesity are genetics, behavior, and environmental.

T or
F

4. The types of weight loss surgery include restrictive, malabsorptive and combination:

T or
F

5.   Gastric Bypass surgery is an example of

a. Restrictive only
b. Malabsorptive only
c. Combination of restrictive and malabsorptive 

6. Lap Band Surgery is an example of

a. Restrictive only
b. Malabsorptive only
c. Combination of restrictive and adjustable

7. Which surgeries do you need to take daily multiple vitamins?

a. Gastric Bypass
b. Lap Band
c. Both a and b

8. Hope Bariatrics is a Centers of Excellence facility.

T or
F

9. The Lap Band system:

a.   Is adjustable
b.   restricts the amount of food you can eat
c.   uses an access port beneath the skin to make adjustments
d.   all of the above

10. One must be committed to make lifestyle changes for success:

T or
F

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