Chapter 12

Question 1

BMI classification

Answer 1

asian lower
50% overweight/obese
children 45% 15%

Question 2

middle aged canadian men

Answer 2

26.1kg/m2 28.3kg/m2

prevalence of obesity 12-27%

Question 3

middle aged canadian women

Answer 3

waist circumference 10cm

%high waist circumference 18% to 47%

Question 4

what is more important determinant of health risk

Answer 4

distribution

Question 5

abdominal subcutaneous and viseral fat is a risk

Answer 5

of cardiovascular disease and diabetes

Question 6

stain on liver

Answer 6

-processing glycerol, hormones and fatty acids from adipose tissue

Question 7

portal theory

Answer 7

release of hormones related to atherosclerosis, hypertension and insulin resistant

Question 8

abdominal subcutaneous fat

Answer 8

• releases more fatty acid into body- added strain on bodys organ
• have to work harder

Question 9

factors influencing visceral and abdominal subcutaneous fat

Answer 9

-accumulates more in: men, older adults, caucasians, physically inactive, physically unfit

Question 10

ectopic fat (intramyocllular- fat inside muscle)

Answer 10

• in the muscle

- it depends

Question 11

liver

Answer 11

• fat correlates with total and abdominal fat

- liver fat important for health risk

Question 12

energy expenditure

Answer 12

energy in doesnt equal energy out

Question 13

PA as treatment

Answer 13

• typically not alone
• dose
• volume is important

Question 14

abdominal subsutaneous fat % reduction in body weight

Answer 14

10%

Question 15

viseral fat % reduction

Answer 15

25%-35%