Exam 4 Weight Management

Question 1

What is the approximate prevalence of being overweight (including obesity) for US adults

Answer 1

Over 65% of all U.S adults are either overweight or obese

Question 2

Is the rise in the incidence of obesity only a US problem or have countries around the world seen similar rises

Answer 2

Countries around the world have seen similar rises

Question 3

What are some health risks from excess body weight

Answer 3

Can cause sleep apnea, strokes, lung diseases, heart diseases, diabetes, abnormal periods, cancer and arthritis

Question 4

Hunger

Answer 4

A desire to consume food that is triggered by internal physiological signs

Question 5

satiety

Answer 5

A state of fullness

Question 6

Pre-ingestion

Answer 6

Increased ghrelin on an empty stomach, plasma nutrients; decrease glucose and amino acids hypothalamus: increases orexin, sight, smell, availability, learned preferences and portions all lead to eating

Question 7

Post- ingestion

Answer 7

Stomach: stretch receptors, small intestines: increased CCK and PYY. These don’t lead to hunger

Question 8

Post-absorptive

Answer 8

Pancreas: increased insulin, Plasma nutrients: increases glucose and amino acids. These don’t lead to hunger

Question 9

Ghrelin

Answer 9

produced in stomach, increases hunger

Question 10

CCK

Answer 10

Produced in SI, Promotes satiety

Question 11

Orexin

Answer 11

if you don’t have a good sleeping pattern, it has a higher amount and causes you to eat more carbohydrates