BHAN155 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Basal Metabolic Rate, Resting Metabolic Rate, Twin

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Behavioral Health & Nutrition
• Course: BHAN155
• Professor: Edwards Karen

Document Summary

Ch 10: reaching and maintaining a healthy weight. More than 60% of americans are overweight or obese. Obesogenic characterizes environments that promote increased food intake, non healthful food, and physical inactivity. Overweight refers to having body weight more than 10% above healthy levels. Obesity refers to having body weight more than 205 above healthy levels. Obesity more than double globally since 1980. The us is among the fattest nations on earth. Being overweight or obese incs risk for diabetes. Studies reveal that identical twins are more likely than fraternal twins to be of similar weight. The exact role of genes remains in question. Obese parents tend to have overweight children. An important gene, fto, regulates the hormone ghrelin - key factor in eating behavior. Effects of this gene on obesity is over 30% less among the most physically active adults. The minimum amt of energy the body uses at complete rest is known as the basal metabolic rate.