PHYSEDU 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Underweight, Sleeve Gastrectomy, Sodium Hydride
11 Dec 2016
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Stimulates appetite by acting on the hypothalamus: peptide yy or pyy. Cultural and economic factors: food choices. The composition of a persons diet should remain balanced: levels of physical activity. Minor changes can add up: economic status. The composition of a person"s diet should remain balanced: hunger vs. appetite. Hunger: physiologic drive or need to eat. Appetite: a pshychological desire to eat, often in the absence of hunger (sleep cycle really affects appetite, etc. ) Achieve and maintain a healthful weight: healthy weight change requires. Application of behavior modification techniques: diet plans to avoid. Fad diets they do not result in long term healthful weight change. Promotors claim the program is based on some new discovery. Rapid weight loss (>2lb/week) with no exercise. Diets that over- or underemphasize specific, narrowly defined nutrients as the key to weight loss: weight-loss strategies. Eat smaller portions of lower-fat foods reduce consumption of high-fat and high-energy foods.
