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:
- high blood pressure (1 point)
- adult-onset diabetes (1 point)
- a stroke (1 point)
- heart disease or atherosclerosis (1 point)
- cancer of the ovary, breast or uterus (1 point)
2. One or more of his/her parents have or had:
- high blood pressure (2 points)
- adult-onset diabetes (2 points)
- a stroke (2 points)
- heart disease or atherosclerosis (2 points)
- cancer of the ovary, breast or uterus (2 points)
- difficulty controlling their weight (2 points)
- undesirable fat levels in the blood (2 points)
3. My child:
- snacks between meals (1 point)
- often snacks at night (1 point)
- often chews gum or eats mints/hard candies (regular or artificially sweetened) (1 point)
- eats high-fat foods almost every day (2 points)
- usually includes at least one of the following in every meal: bread, pastas or some other
- starch, fruits, or sweets (4 points)
- often eats or wants to eat when he/she is not really hungry (2 points)