Chapter 3 - The State of Obesity Flashcards
At what BMI is an individual classified as Severely Obese?
35 to 40
What is the body fat percentage range for male athletes?
6 to 13%
Obesity meets the criteria to be defined as what type of medical condition?
Disease
What percentage of jobs are classified as sedentary or lightly active?
80%
What disease has a 250% higher risk of occurring among people with obesity?
Diabetes
What commonly used pharmaceutical can increase the risk of weight gain?
Anti-depressants
What type of obesity has risen substantially over the last several decades?
Common Obesity
When using body fat as a measure, how is obesity defined for men?
25% or higher
What is the branch of medicine that deals with incidence, distribution, and possible control of disease and other factors relating to health?
Epidemiology
How are children categorized based on BMI?
On percentile
As of 2016, what percent of adults in the United States have obesity?
38%
The median age of the U.S. population has risen by how many years since 1970?
10
What percent body fat is considered essential for men?
2 to 5%
Anti-depressants are used among what percent of U.S. individuals aged 12 or older?
13%
BMI may misestimate the true levels of obesity in what manner?
Underestimation
How would you classified someone with a BMI of 27?
Overweight
What percent body fat is considered essential for women?
10 to 13%
Those who carry the risky FTO allele likely have this much higher BMI than someone without it?
0.4
Which measure is most commonly used to define obesity at a population level?
BMI
What is the body fat percentage range for female athletes?
14 to 20%
Reaching recommended physical activity levels has been shown to reduce the risk of developing obesity by what percent when compared to inactive adults?
60%
How has leisure time physical activity changed among U.S. adults since 2004?
Increased 9%
The rates of youth obesity have increased how much since the 1970s?
4 fold
What percent of current food intake occurs outside the home?
60%
BMI may miss what percent of people who are considered medically overfat when their BMI is below 30?
About 50%
What is adiposity status?
The amount of adipose tissue an individual has
Rises in obesity often parallel this phenomena in different countries.
Industrialization
Having obesity reduces the number of disease-free years in a person’s life by how many years?
10
The shift toward more calorie-dense, processed foods causes what to individual’s caloric intake?
increases
By 2030, what percentage of the global adult population will have obesity?
20%
