Chapter 1: The Scientific Rational For Human Movement Science

Question 0

What is obesity

Answer 0

The condition of being considerably overweight with, and refers to a person with a body mass index of 30 or greater or who is at least 30 pounds over the recommended weight for their height

Question 1

What is muscle imbalance?

Answer 1

Alteration of muscle length surrounding joint

Question 2

What does it mean to be overweight?

Answer 2

Refers to a person with a body mass index of 25.5 to 29.9, and who is between 25 to 30 pounds over the recommended weight for their height

Question 3

What is the leading cause of death in the United States, how much percent of death does it account for

Answer 3

Chronic Disease

70%

Question 4

Chronic disease leads to permanent physical or mental impairment that significantly limits one or more activities of daily living (ADL) in at least hoe many percent of those diagnosed with chronic disease?

Answer 4

25%

Question 5

A desirable BMI for adult 20 years and older is between?

Answer 5

18.5 to 24.9

Question 6

At present how much percent of American older than 20% are overweight or obese?

Answer 6

66%

Question 7

How much percent of Americans are obese, how much does that equate to?

Answer 7

34%

72 million

Question 8

What are blood lipids?

Answer 8

Also know as triglycerides and cholesterol, blood lipids are carried into to blood stream by protein molecules known as high density lipoproteins (HDL) and low density lipoproteins (LDL)

Question 9

What is diabetes mellitus?

Answer 9

Chronic metabolic disorder caused by insulin deficiency, which impairs carbohydrate usage and enhance usage of fats and proteins

It is also when blood glucose or blood sugar is unable to enter the cell because the pancreas is unable to produce insulin or the cells have become insulin resistant

Question 10

What is type one diabetes?

Answer 10

The pancreas is not producing insulin

Question 11

What is type 2 diabetes and how much percent of diabetes does it account for?

Answer 11

Associated with obesity, account for 90 to 95% of all diabetes.

Patients usually produce adequate insulin but their cells have become insulin resistant

Question 12

How much percent of all persons in the U.S. over 65 and older have at least one chronic disease and how much have at least two?

Answer 12

80% of person older than 65 have at least one chronic

50% have at least 2 chronic disease