CAS PS 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Hyperglycemia, High-Density Lipoprotein, Insulin Resistance
15 Mar 2020
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Identify the hormones involved in short- and long- term control of eating and weight. Identify health risks and psychological correlates of obesity. Identify the main goal and strategies in obesity prevention and weight loss interventions. Distinguish between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Metabolic syndrome (mets): cluster of conditions that include increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, abdominal obesity, low hdl cholesterol, and high triglycerides. Increase risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Closely linked to obesity, lack of physical activity, and insulin resistance. Lower prevalence estimates in adults who exercise regularly, especially resistance exercise. Worldwide prevalence of obesity more than doubled between 1980 and 2014. For the first time in history, the global number of overweight people (1. 9 billion) rivals the number of underfed and underweight people (who, 2018) Among children with adolescents: about 17. 5% obese and 31. 8% either overweight or obese, tripled in the last 30 years.
