NSC 170C1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Anorexia Nervosa, Tachycardia, Pyruvic Acid
19 Nov 2016
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Nutrition for a healthy weight and fit body. Person with extra body weight that"s contributed by bone, muscle, body fat, or body water. Almost 36% of americans who were 20 or older were obese. Body water, mineral rich tissues (bones and teeth), protein rich tissues (organs and muscle) Also in certain bones and nervous tissues. Fat tissue has adipose cells that store energy in triglyceride form. Cells also secrete proteins that regulate food intake, glucose metabolism, and immune responses. Called subcutaneous when contains more fat cells than other cells. Subcutaneous protects bones from bumps and bruises, and insulates. Adipose tissue under abdominal muscles and hangs over your stomach and intestines like an paron. Central body obesity: apple body shape, spare tire on waistline. Higher risk for cvd and type two diabetes. Fat cells in visceral fat especially produce substances that cause inflammation that can lead to type two diabetes. Women store extra subcutaneous fat and develop a pear shape.
