Starvation and Obesity

Question 0

What is the balance of nutrients recommend for an average person?

Answer 0

Carbs - 50%
Fats - 20%
Proteins - 30%

Question 1

basal metabolism includes?

Answer 1

body temp maintanence
breathing
heart beat
cellular activity

Question 2

For 67 cents at Mickey D’s you get

Answer 2

supersized!

means consuming 400 extra calories, 36 grams of fat and $1-7 extra in healthcare costs

Question 3

excess calories regardless of the source are stored as

Answer 3

FAT

Question 4

Central obesity or Apple shape fat distribution

Answer 4

visceral upper body fat stored around abdominal organs is associated with high risk for many diseases

Question 5

Pear shape fat distribution

Answer 5

tends to be subcutaneous lower body fat

relatively harmless

Question 6

waist circumference

Answer 6

good predictor of risk factors

Question 7

Fat wise, disease risk depends on

Answer 7

distribution of fat

Question 8

White fat

Answer 8

Single large vesicle that stores fat - can expand and expand

Question 9

Brown fat

Answer 9

have much smaller droplets and is specialized to burn them to yield heat
Cells are packed with mitochondria to accomplish this
Lipid droplets have size limit

Question 10

Infants are born with rich stores of

Answer 10

brown fat
about 5% of body wt on upper spine and shoulders
adults do retain a little bit of brown fat

Question 11

More brown fat tends to be associated with ….

Answer 11

lower body weight

Question 12

if possible, what would the conversion of white fat to brown fat accomplish?

Answer 12

It has been shown in mice, brown fat burns more calories when mice over eat, protecting them from obesity
mice with extra brown fat tend to be leaner and healthier

Question 13

Lipoprotein lipase

Answer 13

removes triglycerides from the bloodstream for storage in adipose tissue and muscles cells

Question 14

Women tend to have a pear shape because

Answer 14

women have higher LPL activity in the breasts, hips and thighs

Question 15

Mutations in the Leptin gene leads to ..

Answer 15

insatiable appetite and obesity

Leptin signals sufficient energy stores and suppresses appetite

Question 16

Principal cause of hunger?

Answer 16

Poverty

Question 17

Fasting

Answer 17

when people choose not to eat

Question 18

Starvation

Answer 18

when people have nothing to eat

Question 19

Healthier food and diet patterns cost

Answer 19

more than less healthy options

Question 20

During fasting, how is the body getting energy?

Answer 20

glycogen
FA
break down of Protein

Question 21

What is a sign of protein degradation?

Answer 21

elevated BUN

Question 22

Poverty-Obesity paradox

Answer 22

highest rate of obesity occurs in those living in the greatest poverty

Question 23

Nutrient rich foods _____ more than calorie dense foods

Answer 23

more

Question 24

Poor quality diet delivers

Answer 24

more calories but fewer nutrients

Question 25

Eating disorder

Answer 25

disturbances in eating behavior that jeopardize a person’s physical or psychological health

Question 26

Disordered eating

Answer 26

eating behaviors that are neither normal or healthy

include restrained eating, fasting, binge eating and purging