week 5

Question 1

OBESITY

Question 2

What is adipose tissue?

Answer 2

Fatty tissue

Question 3

Angiotensin is linked to what?

Answer 3

Vasoconstriction

Question 4

What is vasoconstriction?

Answer 4

Narrowing of blood vessels, which reduces blood flow and increases blood pressure

Question 5

What does leptin play a role in?

Answer 5

inflammation

Question 6

What is VEGF (Vascular endothelial Growth factor): involved in?

Answer 6

Angiogenesis(the formation of new blood vessels)

Question 7

Where does adipose tissue accumulate?

Answer 7

Organs and Skeletal muscle

Question 8

How does Adipose tissue accumulate in various regions of the body?

Answer 8

accumulates in various regions of the body, leading to different body shapes.

Question 9

When pertaining to thermo regulation what does help with

Answer 9

Brown fats help with regulating body temperatures by producing heat

Question 10

How can you describe brown fat from infancy to adulthood

Answer 10

Brown fat is more abundant in infants and decreases as we age.

Question 11

How can you describe white fat?

Answer 11

As a long term energy resevoir: it stores energy in form of fat for later use

Question 12

Is white fat long or or short term reservoir

Answer 12

It is a long term reservoir meaning it stores energy in the form of fat for later use

Question 13

What diseases is white fat involved in?

Answer 13

cardiovascular(CV) and metabolic diseases: This includes heart disease and diabetes

Question 14

What kind of responses to the body can white fat cause?

Answer 14

Inflammation and immune system responses

Question 15

What does obesity involve

Answer 15

excessive accumulation of adipose tissue, which contributes to many diseases

Question 16

What are the multifactorial causes of obesity

Answer 16

Environment: Described as a “socially contagious feature of globalization”

Behavior: Lifestyle choices and habits play a significant role

Epigenetics: Genetic factors and how they interact with the environment

Question 17

Health impact of obesity

Answer 17

obesity is the 2nd leading contributor to preventable death in the united states.

Question 18

the prevalence

Answer 18

65% of U.S. adults and 40% of U.S. children are overweight or obese.

Question 19

What is Bariatrics

Answer 19

The branch of medicine that deals with obesity management, focusing on treatments and interventions for weight loss and health improvement.

Question 20

In BMI what is considered overweight

Answer 20

BMI ≥ 25kg/m2

Question 21

In BMI obesity is is defined as what?

Answer 21

Defined as a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²

Question 22

Waist Circumference: This measurement helps assess?

Answer 22

abdominal fat.

Question 23

What is Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR):

Answer 23

A ratio that compares the circumference of the waist to the hips, used as a measure of fat distribution.

Question 24

In children how is BMI diagnosed?

Answer 24

by comparing BMI to reference population percentiles.

Question 25

What is the BMI range for the “Overweight” classification?

Answer 25

25.0-29.9 kg/m²

Question 26

What is the classification for a BMI of 30.0-34.9 kg/m²?

Answer 26

Class I Obesity

Question 27

What is another term for Class I Obesity?

Answer 27

Obese

Question 28

What is the BMI range for Class II Obesity?

Answer 28

35.0-39.9 kg/m²

Question 29

What is another term for Class II Obesity?

Answer 29

Severely Obese

Question 30

What classification is given for a BMI of 40.0 kg/m² or higher?

Answer 30

Class III Obesity

Question 31

What is another term for Class III Obesity?

Answer 31

Morbidly Obese

Question 32

What is the BMI threshold for being classified as “Super Obese” or “Super Morbidly Obese”?

Answer 32

50.0 kg/m² or higher

Question 33

What do plus sized people look like

Answer 33

apple shaped

Question 34

What does plus shaped body shape pear look like?

Answer 34

Question 35

Left off with plus size body shapes Gluteal shelf