HUN 2201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Neuropeptide Y, Adrenal Gland, Leptin
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Impact of physician bmi on obesity care and beliefs. 20% less likely to counsel patients on weight control. 86% less likely to acknowledge that patients were overweight. 93% normal weight doctors recorded an obese bmi. Fat cells will multiply during growth especially during late childhood and puberty. Higher levels of this enzyme is seen when being overfed and fat is accumulating. This may explain differences in where fat is stored! From a young age kids would rather have cancer than be obese because they are given more sympathy. Twins separated at birth who are reunited late on in life look more alike in weight and characteristics than their adopted parents. The hypothalamus carefully regulates body functions to maintain homeostasis thus: The body will always strive to maintain a certain weight (under different lifestyle choices going to college, getting married, etc. ) Low, md, phd, professor of molecular and integrative physiology and internal medicine, u of michigan, 2012, j clinical investigation.
