Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Primary cause of weight gain

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decline in frequent exercise

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2
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Warning sign of heart disease

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widening waist
F 35
M 40

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3
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Waist circumference

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shows central obesity, more for M

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4
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Ways to determine body fat %

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  • skin fold
  • stand-on monitors
  • BIA (electric currents to test lean - good conductor)
  • Hydro (fat displaces less water)
  • DXA (skeletal and soft tissue components)
  • Bod Pod (relationship between pressure and volume)
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5
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All weight problems from

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energy imbalance

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6
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Obese when younger

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more challenges in future

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7
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What obese age group faces the most risk of early death

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middle age

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8
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Obesity increases the risk of which psychiatric illness

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suicide

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9
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Rapid weight loss can be a sign of

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a health problem

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10
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Way to gain weight

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  • eat more then you burn
  • variety (30% fat)
  • eat more frequently
  • consume calorie-rich (dried fruit)
  • drink juice
  • add a liquid meal
  • exercise regularly
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11
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2 effective strategies for loosing weight

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eat less and exercise more

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12
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Lepti

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send signal to regulate appetite in brain
normal = eat just enough to maintain weight
low = slows metabolism

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13
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Ghrelin

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natural appetite stimulant, can be lowered by exercise

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14
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Big changers

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more likely to keep weight off

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15
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High-protein diets

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increase protein and decrease carbohydrates

10-35% calories from protein

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16
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Low carb/fat diets

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correct proportions of nutrients to create hormone balance, unsatisfying

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17
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Low carb high fat diets

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reduces hunger so consume less calories,

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18
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Key components of a successful diet

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  • 500 less calories consumed (M1,500, F1,200)
  • High protein
  • Moderately low calories
  • Low glycemic index
  • minimum of 30 mins daily exercise
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19
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Calorie intake matters most for

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weight management

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20
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Counseling and calorie control

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maintained weight loss for one year

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21
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Very/low calorie real replacement

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attrition high, greatest weight loss at first, increased risk of gallstones

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22
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Self-directed weight loss

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greater weight loss, constipation

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23
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Internet based weight loss programs

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results varied

24
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Unplanned activities that burn calories

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nonvolitional

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Physical activiy
burns 200 calories a day
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Programs for health and weight loss include
aerobic activity and resistance training
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Complementary and alternative medicine
varied medical and health care systems (herbal)
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Orlistat (xenical)
OTC weight loss pill, blocks 1/4 of fat consumed, best with low fat diet
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Most people who lost weight
- did it alone - more active - less tv - don't keep high-fat foods - trial and error - permanent eating/exercise plan - monitor - vigilance (keep tabs) - frequent eating
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What is the most pop weight loss approach
obesity surgery, more effective in inducing weight loss
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Who is most likely to benefit from obesity surgery
BMI 35+
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Forms of obesity surgery
- gastric bypass - banding - endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty - duodenal switch
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Partial syndromes
not severe/regular enough to be anorexia
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Women body image
``` thinness lower body overestimate weight feel they don't measure up compare their appearance rarely express satisfaction ```
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Men body image
``` upper underestimate their weight want to lose/gain weight want muscle (muscle dysmorphia) comments likely to be positive validate friends concerns ```
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___ are more excepting of larger size
Black women
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Eating disorder factors
critical self talk lower body satisfaction/self esteem first turn to friends loneliness
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Binge eaters experience at least 3
eating too much rapidly eating until uncomfortably full eating large amounts eating alone
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Binge eating
most common eating disorder
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Habitat reverse
replace your bingeing with a competing behavior
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Most effective for binge eating disorder
cognitive behavioral therapy, more suicidal
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Most common eating disorders
binge eating, anorexia, bulimia | African-American at lower risk
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Key characteristics of eating disorder
restriction to food intake intense fear of gaining weight disturbance in the way individuals experience weight
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Two recognizable forms of anorexia
restricting | binge
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____ is more common among sisters
anorexia
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Causes of anorexia
changes in the brain abnormalities in cortisol, dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine fear of failure little awareness of feelings
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Consequences of anorexia
``` menopause testosterone decrease abnormal sexual maturation heart irregularities osteoporosis ```
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Treatment for anorexia
medical, behavioral, cognitive, psycho dynamic, and family therapy
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Cause of bulimia
rigid diet that affects brain chemistry (low peptide chol. = lack of satiety) semi-starvation obesity as child depression
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Results of bulimia
- differences in areas of the brain responsible for regulating behavior - damage to teeth and gums - body robbed of essential nutrients
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Must college students gain ___ pounds
11
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A healthy BMI is
22
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Energy imbalance
most associated with weight gain
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Excess weight with diabetes results in
increase chance of early death
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Ketosis
caused by the lack of carbs, results in fats not being fully broken down