NUTR 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Gallbladder, Stroke, Atlantic Canada
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Includes carbohydrate, fibre, protein and energy, including all related readings, class material and discussion, quizzes #3 - #5, food record assignment step 6, and the. Rates of overweight or obese (bmi >25) in canada. Saskatchewan and atlantic provinces have highest rate of obesity (territories have not been measured: ontario and quebec low; bc used to be lowest but rising, obesity epidemic in canada (smolin, fig. Health problems associated with overweight and obesity: summary (table 7. 6 in text: coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke, dyslipidemia: the fat in the blood are at levels that are not normal (inc tc, inc ldl, dec hdl, Inc tg: hypertension, osteoarthritis, cancers (numerous, gall bladder disease/gall stones, sleep apnea (stop breathing while sleeping, functional limitations (physical ability to walk, run, throw, etc. , psychosocial problems (social taboos associated with being overweight, teasing especially as an. Call to action: public health efforts to curb obesity.
