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nutrition
obesity test
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11/19/2003

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Term
essential fat and storage fat
Definition
male 3% female 12%
Term
why women have more essential fat than men
Definition
child birth
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normal body fat m/w
Definition
m- 15%
w-27%
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athletic prepubescent girl w/body fat lower than 17%
Definition
oligomenorrhea
Term
3 ways of assessing body fat
Definition
fat folds,circumference,hydrostatic weighting
Term
how can fat gain be slowed or stopped
Definition
active lifestyle
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criteria for obesity in men and women
Definition
20% men 30% women
Term
how many adipocytes in normal person
Definition
27 billion
Term
common way adults gain fat mass
Definition
hypertrophy
Term
when individual develops fat cells during life
Definition
3rd trimester preg
1st year of life
adolesense
Term
how many cal are reduced daily in sensible diet
Definition
500-1000
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why most initial weight lost in diet is water
Definition
lose solutes
come w/ water
dilute salts in water
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what happens to most ppl after obese people lose weight
Definition
1 yr 1/3- 2/3 gain back
5 yrs all gain back if not more
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set point theory
Definition
internal control with in hypothalamus
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yo yo diet
Definition
repeated weight loss cycles
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why water is most weight loss in ketogenic diets
Definition
lost key tones
lose water
water dilutes solutes
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how cal correspond to loss lb
Definition
3500
Term
why most obese ppl but weight back on after diets
Definition
yo yo diets
dont comit to lifestyle change
Term
22% body fat or lower
Definition
amenorrhea
Term
average american last 15 yrs
Definition
increase wt by 8 lb
1 in 5 children obese
increase 45%
Term
obesity
Definition
children dont grow out of obesity
Term
west
Definition
over 35 yr old male gains 1/2-2lb per year until 60. despite food intake
14% females 25-34 gain 30 lb
Term
physical activity
Definition
inverse to body fat
Term
health risk , weight , fat
Definition
excess fat, not body weight, that drives relationship between weight and heart disease
Term
hypertrophy
Definition
size adiposcytes
Term
hyperplasia
Definition
# adipocytes
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mass of fat cells increase 2 ways
Definition
gets larger
develops more cells
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weight control
Definition
caloric intake exceeds output then excess is stored as lipid
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guidelines for weight loss programs
Definition
start slowly
regulate exercise
45 mins 3 x a week
burn 300 cal
lifestyle change
Term
weight loss weight gain
Definition
yo yo diet- repeated weight loss
gain weight more rapidly
most weight lost is water ( lose solutes , which come from water, dilute salts in water)
after 1 yr 1/3-2/3 ppl gain weight back
after 5 yr all gained if not more
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