Block 2: Nutrition Intro Flashcards
What the dietary guideline for obesity?
Limit calories from added sugars and saturated fats and reduce sodium intake
What is the one source of carbs for americans?
Sugar-sweetened beverages
What are the 5 recommendatiosn according to the dietary guidelines?
Follow healthy eating pattern over lifespan
Focus on variety, nutrient dense, and amount
Limit calories from sugar and saturated fats, and reduce sodium
Shift to healthier food and beverges
Support healthy eating patterns
What should a healthy eating pattern look like?
- Variety of veggies
- Whole fruit
- Whole grains
- Fat-free or low-fat dairy
- Variety of proteins
- Oils
What do healthy eating patterns limit?
- Saturated fats and trans fats, added sugars, and sodium
- < 10% of calories/day from added sugars
- < 10% of calories/day from saturated fats
- < 2,300 mg/day of sodium
- 1 drink/day for women and up to 2 drinks/day for men of alcohol
What is the cause of obesity?
- Inbalances between energy intake and energy output
- Cushing, leptin def, psychiatric
What are the hormones that regulate appetite? MOA?
- Leptin: Decrease appetite when energy reserves are high
- Ghrelin: Increase appetite and secreted in gut
- Incretin: Secreted w/ insulin to decrease blood sugar and suppress appetite (GLP-1 mimics)
How is leptin regulated?
Leptin signals through proopiomelanocortin neurons to produce a-MSH -> agonizes MC4 to inhibit appetite
What are the atypical AD that cause weight gain?
Atypical antipsychotics: Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone
Anticonvulsant and mood stabilizer that cause weight gain?
Anticonvulsants and mood stabilizers: Gabapentin, Divalproex, Carbamazepine
Hypoglycemic drugs that cause weight gain
Hypoglycemic: Tolbutamide, pioglitazone, sulfonylureas, sitagliptin, insulin
GCC
Antidepressants that cause weight gain?
Antidepressants: Mirtazepine, Paroxetine, Trazadone
What are the risk factors of obesity?
- Hx of
- Medical conditions
- Poor dietary habits
- Inadequate exercise
- Drug tx
What would anthropometric eval look at?
BMI and waist circumference
State the BMI classifications and why its used?
Overweight:≥25 to <30 kg/m^2
23 for some Asian ethnicities
Obesity:≥30 kg/m^2
Clinically consisten with excess adiposity
State the waist circumference classifications and why its used?
Marker of high risk:
Men≥ 102 cm (~40 in)
Women≥ 88 cm (~35 in)
Excess abdominal fat is an independent predictor of risk factors and morbidity
How do you calculate BMI?
What are the classifications of BMI?