04b.Obesity Flashcards
BMI
body mass index
LDLs
low density lipoproteins
HDLs
high density lipoproteins
CVD
cardiovascular disease
Energy dense
foods high in energy and low in nutrients
Nutrient dense foods
foods high in nutrients
Adipose tissue
fats stored around the body
Describe positive energy balance
more energy taken in than used
Describe negative energy balance
more energy used than taken in
HTN
hypertension
Describe hypertension
When blood is being pumped through the arteries at increased pressure
Describe atherosclerosis
The build up of plaque on blood vessel walls causing the arteries to harden/stiffen making it harder for blood to get through.
saturated fats
energy dense fats
BGL
Blood glucose levels
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
Hyperglycaemia
abnormal condition of high blood sugar levels
Hypoglycaemia
abnormal condition of low blood sugar leveks
CAD
Coronary heart disease (ischemic heart disease) - when blood vessels feeding the heart oxygen are damaged or blocked.
MI
myocardial infarction
CKD
Chronic kidney failure
Overweight
BMI of 25 - 29.9
Obese
BMI 30+
What is gestational diabetes
diabetes when pregnant
Describe Impaired glucose regulation
Also known as insulin resistance, this occurs when the cells become resistant to the action of insulin, preventing glucose from being absorbed by the cells therefore they remain in the bloodstream leading to high BGL.
What is insulin?
hormone responsible for regulation of blood glucose
What is the role of the pancreas?
the organ responsible for insulin production
What does the term satiety mean?
feeling full
What is arrythmia?
irregular heart rate
What is tachycardia?
condition of abnormally fast heart rate
What is bradycardia
condition of abnormally slow heart rate
What is the abbreviation for body mass index?
BMI
What is the abbreviation for low density lipoproteins?
LDLs
What is the abbreviation for high density lipoproteins?
HDLs
What is the abbreviation for cardiovascular disease?
CVD
What are foods high in energy and low in nutrients called?
Energy dense
What are foods high in nutrients called?
Nutrient dense foods
What are fats stored around the body as?
Adipose tissue
What is the term that describes more energy taken in than used
positive energy balance
What is the term used to descrine more energy used than taken in
negative energy balance
What is the abbreviation for hypertension?
HTN
When blood is being pumped through the arteries at increased pressure it is called?
hypertension
The build up of plaque on blood vessel walls causing the arteries to harden/stiffen making it harder for blood to get through is called?
atherosclerosis
What is the abbreviation for Blood glucose levels?
BGL
What is the abbreviation for cerebrovascular accident?
CVA
What is the term for a condition of abnormally high blood sugar levels
Hyperglycaemia
What is the term used to desrcibe a condition of abnormally low blood sugar leveks
Hypoglycaemia
What is the abbreviation for Coronary heart disease (ischemic heart disease)
CAD
What is the abbreviation for myocardial infarction
MI
What is the abbreviation for Chronic kidney failure
CKD
What would a BMI of 25 - 29.9 be considered?
Overweight
What would a of BMI 30+ be caslled?
Obese
What is called if you suffer diabetes when pregnant
gestational diabetes
What hormone responsible for regulation of blood glucose?
insulin
What is the the organ responsible for insulin production called?
pancreas
What is the medical term for “feeling full”
satiety
What is the term for abnormal condition of irregular heart rate
arrythmia
What is the term for condition of abnormally fast heart rate
tachycardia
What is the term for condition of abnormally slow heart rate
bradycardia