QUIZ

This quiz may help you determine if your child might develop a weight problem and/or Type II diabetes. Keep track of the points associated with each response.

1. One or more of his/her grandparents have or had:

o high blood pressure (1 point)
o adult-onset diabetes (1 point)
o a stroke (1 point)
o heart disease or atherosclerosis (1 point)
o cancer of the ovary, breast or uterus (1 point)

2. One or more of his/her parents have or had:

o high blood pressure (2 points)
o adult-onset diabetes (2 points)
o a stroke (2 points)
o heart disease or atherosclerosis (2 points)
o cancer of the ovary, breast or uterus (2 points)
o difficulty controlling their weight (2 points)
o undesirable fat levels in the blood (2 points)

3. My child:

o snacks between meals (1 point)
o often snacks at night (1 point)
o often chews gum or eats mints/hard candies (regular or artificially sweetened) (1 point)
o eats high-fat foods almost every day (2 points)
o usually includes at least one of the following in every meal: bread, pasta or some other starch, fruits, or sweets (4 points)
o often eats or wants to eat when he/she is not really hungry (2 points)

4. Check one of the following:

o My child is very active
o My child is moderately active
o My child is not active (4 points)

5. My child is:

o less than 10 pounds overweight (2 points)
o 11 to 25 pounds overweight (3 points)
o 26 to 50 pounds overweight (4 points)
o more than 51 pounds overweight (6 points)

6. My child is:

o Native American Indian (4 points)
o African-American (4 points)
o Hispanic American (4 points)
o Asian / South Pacific Islander (4 points)

7. My child:

o has a skin problem called Acanthosis, which is characterized by velvety, dark-colored patches of skin (6 points)
o is addicted to sugar, starches and/or simple carbohydrates (4 points)

If your score is: (Total 64)

• 0-14: Your child is probably healthier than the national average.
• 15-29: Follow the "Eleven Steps to Prevent Obesity in Your Child" and he/she will probably drop his/her numbers.

Take this test again in 6 months. If the numbers haven't gone down, follow the instructions below.

If your quiz score is over 30:

• Take your child to your health care provider.

•  DO NOT ask for a diet (unless you want his/her numbers to dramatically increase).

• Just get a check up

Immediately begin to follow all of the recommendations in the "Eleven Steps to Prevent Obesity in Your Child."