obestiy Flashcards
normal weight
18.5-24.9
underweight
<18.5
overneight
25-29.9
overweight
25-29.9
obesity 1
30-34.9
obesity 2
35-39.9
obesity III (extreme)
> 40
6.3% population
excess calories stored as
triglycerides in two ways–adipose cellular hyperplasia & adipose cellualr hypertrophy
adipose cellylar hyperplasia
increase in number of cells
early onset
extreme
adipose cellualr hypertrophy
increase in size only
adult onset
mild
weight loss leads to
change in adipose cell size but not number (this remains constant even with weight loss)–this is reason why weight loss is so hard and so often relapse
peptides and NT that increase appetite
NPY AGRP MCH Ghrelin* endocannabinoids Orexins* Galanin Opiods
peptides and nt that decrease appetite
leptin* a-MSH CRF CART Neuromedian Urocortin CCK* IL6 CNTF PYY oxyntomodulin
leptin is produced in
fat cells, gut, placenta
leptin
signals brain how much fat is stored