FSN 430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Coronary Artery Disease, Gallbladder Disease, Fembot
1 Feb 2018
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Body fat distribution: assessing amount (bmi) and distribution of body fat is important to assess risk, android fat- abdominal region. More common in mean and post-menopausal women. Associated with greater health risks- type 2 diabetes, htn, chd, stroke: gynoid- fat deposits on thigs and buttocks. Waist circumference: measures the fat distributed around the torso, measurements associated with increased risk: Determinants of body weight: exercise, eating behaviors, effects of aging, neural, hormonal, chemical mechanisms for maintaining a constant body weight, genetics, psychological status, disease states (ex: cancer) Internal regulation of body weight: short-term controls over eating. Adaptations in energy expenditure resting metabolic rate (rmr)- energy expenditure associated with functioning of the vital organs- heart, lungs, brain, nervous system, muscles at rest: rmr decreases with age and with the loss of lean body mass. Weight loss leads to loss of lean body mass: when the body is deprived of adequate energy, the rmr drops by as much as 15% in 2 weeks.
