Week 6: Food Addiction – The healthy choices program

Welcome to your Week 6: Food Addiction

1.

Fill in the Blank: In 2015 the CDC reported that in the U.S. % of adults are obese, and % are overweight.

2.

True or False: 2 in 3 adults in the U.S. are either pre-diabetic or already have diabetes.

True

False

3.

What percentage of obese individuals show significant signs of food addiction?

17%

62%

25%

33%

4.

What are highly palatable foods?

Foods high in salt, sugar and fat.

Foods high in salt, carbs and fat.

Foods high in sugar, nutrients and carbs.

5.

True or False: Highly palatable foods affect many parts of the brain, which can make us priroritize those foods over other food.

True

False

6.

True or False: Research is showing that highly palatable foods affect the "reward" circuitry in our brains positively.

True

False

7.

True or False: The foods in connection with food addiction are those high in protein and grains.

True

False

8.

True or False: Our brain can motivate us to overeat even when we are full.

True

False

9.

Foods that give high amounts of reward in the brain are? (select all that apply)

Pizza

Apples

Donuts

Broccoli

10.

What is one solution that the speaker believes will decrease the obesity epidemic?

food education

improving food quality

eliminate fast food places

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