body comp Flashcards
__% of adults are obese
35.7%
Medical costs for those who are obese are _____ more per year
$1,400
Is there a relationship between education and obesity for males?
no; but there is for women
If you have 3 or more factors it is considered metabolic syndrome
abdomial obesity triglyceride level >150 HDL 130 DBP > 85 fasting glucose > 100
Obesity can lead to
CAD Type II diabetes caners hypertension liver disease osteoarthritis
weight gain is __% culture and __% genetic
30; 25
What is leptin
hormone produced by adipocytes that tells the hypothalamus to decrease hunger
T or F: physical activity alters leptin levels
F; they are independent
but PA does decrease fat % and therefore leptin concentration in the blood
2 main systems to modulate weight
homeostatic and hedonic
Homeostatic
signaling from adipose tissue and gut to the brain
long term: leptin and insulin to hypothalamus
short term: Ghrelin, peptide YY respond to meals
*Ghrelin stimulates hunger and spikes before meals and then drops after
Hedonic
serotonin and dopamine
repsond to cognitive influences
Who burns more calories at rest? AA or Whites
Whites; therefore AA have a harder time losing and maintain weight
what accounts for the largest percentage of cariation in body fat?
environment
Between ages 20-40 men gain __lb per year
2
Women 25-34 gain more or less than males per year?
MORE
expect to weigh __ more pounds in your 50s
10
in order to maintain weight when aging you need to ..
increase PA intensity starting at age 30
exercise 80-90 min 6-7 days/wk
T or F: fitness is protective regardless of weight?
TRUE
During weight gain, what happens to our adipocytes?
vast majority hypertrophy, in extreme obesity they hypertrophy and then hyperplasia (increase in numbers)
What happens to adipocytes in weight loss?
decrease in size of cell, not number
T or F: fat patterning is independent of body % fat
True; associated with health risks
what is an apple figure
central obesity
Why is central obesity bad
higher risk for malignant obesity insulin resistance colon cancer hypertension CAD
What is pear shape
Peripheral or gynoid Obesity
Normal waist circumference
shouldn’t be:
M: > 40” ; at 36” double colrectal cancer risk
F: >35” ; 32” double colorectal cancer risk
What is BMI good for?
population risk
What should you use for individual risk?
calipers, BIA, hydrostatic weighing, waist circumference
BMI=
body mass (kg)/stature(m2) 1kg = 2.2 lb 1 in = .025 m
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weight in lbs/ (height in inches^2) x 703
BMI classification
underweight: 40
__ shaped curve for CAD __ shaped curve for all other caues
J and U