BPK 140 Lecture Notes - Gestational Diabetes, Hypertension, Body Composition

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The size of many popular restaurant and packaged foods has increased two to five times. People who eat frequently at fast-food restaurants gain more weight and develop metabolic abnormalities that increase their risk of type 2 diabetes. Hormones, including insulin and stress-related epinephrine, may stimulate or supress hunger (the psychological drive to consume food) Temptation may override our natural feeling of fullness/satiety and encourage overeating, causing internal changes that increase appetite (the psychological desire to eat) and consequently our weight. Using technology takes up time that otherwise might be spent doing physical activities. People tend to eat more while watching tv or sitting at a computer. A woman"s weight before conception and weight gain during pregnancy influences her child"s weight therefore, children are prone to gaining weight because their mothers developed gestational diabetes during their pregnancies. Abnormalities in many genes create a predisposition to weight gain and obesity.

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