HLSC 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Gallstone, Coronary Artery Disease, Sleep Deprivation
28 Mar 2016
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More than 52% of people are obese, and its increasing. Men overesimate their height and women underesimate their weight. Lowest obesity in bc, it"s the highest in the atlanic provinces, manitoba, saskatchewan. Overweight: weight greater than expected for a height. Obesity: excessive accumulaion of body fat where the person is at an increased risk of health problems. A person can be overweight but not obese: ex. A football player may be overweight according to his height and weight due to his lean muscle mass. Artherosclerosis, colon cancer, coronary artery disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, gall bladder disease can all be caused by obesity. Bmi body mass index used to determine obesity by dividing your weght (kg) by your height (m^2) 35-39. 9 obese class ii, very high health risk. Greater than 40 obese class iii, extremely high health risk. Body composiion is broken down in 2 parts: Fat free mass: all bodily components that aren"t fat.
