KINESIOL 1C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Behaviour Therapy, High-Protein Diet, Blood Sugar

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Overweight/obese people underfed/underweight people: a rising epidemic. The leading cause of preventable death in na: after smoking. 10% of premature deaths in canada: associated with overweight/obesity. Age and obesity: every age category shows a rise in obese rates, highest rates tend to be middle age. Gender and obesity: men tend to be at higher risk. Children and obesity: percentage of obese children is increasing. Worldwide prevalence of obesity: self-reported data underestimates obesity. The situation in canada: 2/3 of adults are overweight/obese, 33% of children are overweight/obese. Since 1980: 2x more obese adults, 3x more obese children. Recommendations: a national campaign, ban advertising, tax on sweetened beverages, update food guide, front-of-package labelling. Ethnicity blacks, hispanics and native americans. Underwater weighing: placing a person on a scale that is underwater, fat makes you float, people who weigh less have more fat, measures body density. Dxa scanning: a whole body x-ray of an individual, compares fat vs fat-free mass.

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