Obesity

Question 1

obesity

Answer 1

heterogeneous disorder where energy intake is chronically greater than energy expenditure therefore leading to excess body fatt accumulation

Question 2

obesity is multifactorial

Answer 2

genetics
environment
metabolic
physiologic
behavioural
social

Question 3

genetics & obesity

Answer 3

genes linked
80% of the risk
children with obese parents have twice the risk
does NOT cause but predisposes

Question 4

Leptin pathway

Answer 4

obese gene in fat cells creates leptin which moves into blood stream and signals to not eat anymore, mutations of this gene may predispose obesity by disrupting this pathway and therefore decreased leptin production

Question 5

increased health risk occurs when fat distribution waist:hip ratio is ___ for women and __ for men

Answer 5

greater than 0.8 for women, greater than 0.95 for men

Question 6

android obesity

Answer 6

fat in abdominal area
greater health risk
particularly visceral fat but also subcutaneous
common in males
apple shape

Question 7

gynoid obesity

Answer 7

fat in gluteal femoral region
common in females
pear shape

Question 8

when exercising and dieting it is important to remember

Answer 8

to protect fat free mass