Obesity Flashcards

1
Q

What BMI values define the following:

  • underweight
  • healthy weight
  • overweight
  • obese
  • sever obesity
A

underweight

healthy 18.5 - 24.9

overweight 25 - 29.9

obese 30 - 39.9

severe obesity 40+

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2
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How do we calculate BMI?

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BMI = weight (kg) / height 2 (m)

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3
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List 4 beneifts of losing weight for an individual who is above the ‘healthy’ BMI

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Improve life expectancy

↓ risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, some cancers

↓ risk/ Improve lower back and joint pain

↓ risk of fertility problems

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4
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List 4 comorbidities associated with obesity

(Incl atleast one metabolic, mechanical, mental)

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5
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Why obesity associated with/ an increased risk of comorbidities?

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Adipocytes in people with obesity release factors that cause widespread inflammation

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6
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How does obesity leads to cardiovascular disease?

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  1. ↑Endothelial permeability, plaque development, atherosclerosis
  2. ↓Cholesterol metabolism, ↑glucose production, insulin resistance
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7
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How does obesity leads to Type 2 diabetes?

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  1. ↓Cholesterol metabolism, ↑glucose production, insulin resistance
  2. ↓ Glucose uptake, insulin resistance
  3. ↓Insulin secretion
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8
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What is leptin and where is it released from?

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Hormone released from adipocytes into the blood - functions to suppress appetite

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9
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What is congenital leptin deficiency?

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A condition that causes severe obesity beginning in the first few months of life due deficiency in leptin

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10
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How would a baby with congenital leptin deficiency appear at birth?

How and why does this change as they age?

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At birth → normal weight

After weaning, they experience hyperphagia (no food preference)

Results in dramatic weight gain → increased fat mass (57%) BUT normal height

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11
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Is congenital leptin defiency associated with defects in BMR or energy expenditure?

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NO - there is no defect in BMR or energy expenditure

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12
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How does congenital leptin deficiency affect sexual development and function?

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CLD is often a/w hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (↓ production of sex hormones)

Thus individuals do not undergo puberty and may be infertile

Can be managed with appropriate treatment

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13
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How does congenital leptin deficiency affect immune function and why?

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Impaired immune function

Leptin regulates the innate and adaptive responses through modulation of immune cells survival, proliferation and activity

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14
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How is congenital leptin deficiency treated?

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Daily leptin therapy

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15
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Other pathological causes of childhood obesity may be related to defects in what pathway?

List 2 examples in this pathway

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The leptin– melanocortin pathway

Eg. POMC deficiency, Sim-1 deficiency

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16
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List 4 other discrete disorders which cause obesity

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  1. Cushings syndrome
  2. Hypothyroidism
  3. Prader-Willi syndrome
  4. Polycystic ovary syndrome
17
Q

Peripheral signals from the gastrointestinal tract regulate _____ and _____ homeostasis

List 4 examples + which part of the GIT each comes from

A

energy, glucose

  1. CCK - Duodenum
  2. Ghrelin - Duodenum and stomach
  3. Insulin and glucagon - Pancreas
  4. Peptide YY - Jejunum, Ileum and colon
18
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What hormone is found to be low in adults and children with obesity?

Where does this hormone come from and where does it act?

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Peptide YY

Secreted from the Jejunum, Ileum and colon and acts upon key brain areas that control eating and reward

19
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What is Ghrelin?

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“Hunder hormone” - increase hunger and caloric intake

Graph shows ‘pre-meal’ surges of ghrelin

20
Q

Explain the pathway of how feeding behaviour is regulated

21
Q

What gene varient has recently been discovered, that predisposes and individual to diabetes

How is this thought to occur?

A

FTO gene (a/w diabetes and childhood and adult obesity due to its affect on BMI)

FTO genetic variant causes a failure to suppress hunger and ghrelin after eating resulting in:

  1. Increased food intake (energy-dense foods)
  2. Increased appetite
22
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Discuss how the biology of a person with obesity changes and how this predisposes them to further weight gain

23
Q

Discuss the 3 management options for an overweight or obese individual

Conservative → non-conservative

A
  1. Diet, physical activity and behaviour therapy
  2. Pharmacotherapy
  3. Bariatric surgery
24
Q

What is the only pharmacotherapy licenced for use in the UK

How does it work and to whom is it prescribed?

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Orlistat - works by preventing ~1/3 of the fat consumed in food from being absorbed

Prescribed for individuals with a BMI ≥ 28 and for other weight related conditons (ie ↑BP, type II diabetes)

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What advise must be given to patients using Orlistat
Treatment with Orlistat must be combined with a balanced low fat diet, increased excerise and other weight loss stratagies
26
Which individuals may be elligible for bariatric surgery?
1. BMI \>35 with co-morbidities 2. BMI \> 40 Bariatric surgery is associated with sustained weight loss over 20 years, improved health and survival - it is very effective
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What lifestyle recommendations would you give to an overweight patient regarding nutrition, activity and behaviour therapy?
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Why may an individual regain more weight than originally lost following a diet
Dieting and weight loss puts the body in a mode of famine/starvation This activates powerful compensatory biological changes Resulting in ↑hunger, ↑energy expenditure and ↑interest in food Maintenance of lifestyle induced weight loss is challenging