INTEGBI 35AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: James V. Neel, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Hypertension
25 Oct 2016
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Kenya example: wow you"ve really gained weight . See maps on slides - increasing obesity over the decades. Over 30% of populations are obese in most states in 2010. More stats on the lecture 11 slides. Insulin is a hormone that takes sugar (glucose) from the blood into cells. Diabetes is when you have too much glucose in the blood stream. Glucose accumulate in blood rather than being used as fuels. Food is broken down into nutrient molecules and absorbed through digestive. Food containing carbs and sugars are broken down into glucose tract. Glucose is important ful for many organs in our body. It has to enter into cells to be used as fuel. Insulin is essential for the entering glucose into cells. Chemical imbalances in blood, high blood glucose. Women are 20-25% less likely to have obesity. 3x harder to have kids if both people in the couple are obese. Lot of fat tinkers with hormone levels.
