Obesity cause consequence and treatment

Question 1

what are physician barriers

Answer 1

1. don’t want to discuss fatness
2. don’t know nutrition
3. can treat metabolic outcomes

Question 2

what is obese rate in canada

Answer 2

20%

Question 3

BMI formula

Answer 3

kg/m2

Question 4

why is abdo fat bad

Answer 4

most active in producing cytokines and insulin resistance

Question 5

why is obesity bad?

Answer 5

1. type 2 diabetes in 20%
2. cancer
3. shortens life span by 10 yrs

Question 6

what is main cause of obesity

Answer 6

lifestyle, food supply, not genes

Question 7

what is % of overweight

Answer 7

55-70

Question 8

how many cal in 1 kg of fat

Answer 8

8000

Question 9

what has most and least cal usage per weight

Answer 9

most: brain
least: fat

Question 10

why do we gain weight back faster after a diet

Answer 10

lowers our resting energy expenditure

Question 11

5 steps to treat metabolc

Answer 11

1. follow food guide
2. reduce E intake
3. increase activity
4. modify lifestyle and behav
5. 5-10% weight loss

Question 12

what is least to most intervention

Answer 12

diet>pharma>surgery

Question 13

what is problem with weight loss diets

Answer 13

don;t change behav.

Question 14

what is best strategy

Answer 14

prevention in the first place

Question 15

SEs of weight loss drugs

Answer 15

heart rate, BP, soft stool

Question 16

3 surgery procedures

Answer 16

1. stapling
2. bypass
3. banding

Question 17

what are interventions ranked from least to most success

Answer 17

1. diet alone
2. self-help groups
3. behav bodification
4. drugs
5. surgery