Childhood Obesity- FINAL EXAM Flashcards
(43 cards)
What children in the U.S. are eating needs _____.
improvement
High-kcalorie, high-saturated fat diets combined with low-activity lifestyles can lead to the following:
obesity Type 2 diabetes Elevated serum cholesterol Heart disease Hypertension
By the age of 16, boys need more __ and ___ than girls.
energy, protein
Food allergies are more common in ___ than ___.
Exposure to an allergen for the first time causes the immune system to produce____to that allergen.
infants, adults
antibodies
Allergy symptoms include ___, ____, ____, ___, ___, __, ___, __, ___ and many others.
sneezing, rash, eczema, hives, cramps, aches, vomiting, asthma, diarrhea
Allergy symptoms may be immediate or take up to ___hours.
24
___ ___ do not cause antibody production
Food intolerances
Your natural ___ ___ make it difficult to lose weight: Regulation of Body Fat by the hormone ____
survival mechanisms
Leptin
Long term influence: ____.
Leptin
Leptin:
____ influences its production
Produced by ___ cells (also called adipocytes or adipose cells)
Responsible for “__ ___”
Doesn’t act __
Insulin
fat
“Set point”
alone
Short term influence on food intake:
____
Ghrelin
Ghrelin: \_\_\_ hormone Produced by cells in \_\_\_\_ Encourages you to \_\_\_ regularly Weight loss causes \_\_\_\_ in this hormone
Hunger
stomach
eat
increase
COP-
COS-
cost of prevention
cost of solution
The human brain grows to 90 percent of its adult size by age ___.
3
More than any other developmental period, early and middle childhood sets the stage for:
eating habits
Typically healthy ages, this is when children are at risk for conditions such as:
obesity
There are no ___ ___ some say….even some dietitians. False. List some bad foods.
bad foods.
soft drinks
pop tarts
kraft mac n cheese
If you want to impose controls on the food industry you are called:
food ___
food ___
____ nut
police
fascist
health nut
Why is obesity so prevalent?
People haven’t changed but the environment has
Obesity is increasing everywhere! In every country in the world…even in France, the Mediterranean, Colorado
Louisiana’s Overall Grade as of 2010:
Louisiana’s Report Card on Physical Activity & Health for Children and Youth 2010
D
obesity-related diseases cost the United States an estimated $__ billion each year
150
An estimated ___-___ of American adults and ___-___ of children are obese or overweight.
two-thirds
one-third
You ___ change your metabolism
can
What needs to happen? Some ideas…
Curtail marketing of unhealthy foods
Make healthy foods cheaper than unhealthy ones