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Obesity Flashcards

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What is obesity? (Obesity health)

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Abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health

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How is obesity measured? (Obesity health)

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Body mass index (BMI)

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What BMI reading would make someone obese? (Obese health)

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> 30

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In the USA, how many children (under 18’s) are overweight? (Obesity health)

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35%

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How many people globally does WHO estimate are obese? (Obesity health)

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700 million

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What is optimum BMI? (Obesity health)

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19

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Why is the developed world’s calorie intake so high? (Obesity health)

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Shifts in global trends to energy dense foods that are high in fat e.g takeaways and microwave meals

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Why are NIC’s calorie intake increasing? (Obesity health)

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Changing nature of the work, shift from agriculture to office based jobs

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What is food insecurity? (Obesity health)

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Exists when people lack sufficient access to safe food (nutritious)

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How is Taiwan’s food intake seen? (Obesity health)

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Feast culture

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How is Kenya’s food intake seen? (Obesity health)

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Famine culture

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What is the land ownership like in Taiwan? (Obesity health)

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Government aid allowed crops to strive = low cost and high productivity

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What is the land ownership like in Kenya? (Obesity health)

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Cash crops with many government restrictions

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What is the technology like in Taiwan? (Obesity health)

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Good work productivity - higher income

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What is the technology like in Kenya? (Obesity health)

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Small scale, low tech production

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What is the trade like in Taiwan? (Obesity health)

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Well connected with the global economy

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What is the trade like in Kenya? (Obesity health)

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Exclusions from trade blocs so will never compete with international companies

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What is a food spike? (Obesity health)

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The rapid rise in food prices due to an issue e.g 2007 global economy crisis

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