Final Flashcards
(386 cards)
What are 3 weight loss strategies? (Behaviours and attitudes)
1) cognitive skills — problem solving — replacing negative thoughts 2) personal attitude — understand personal relationship with food — sound emotional health 3) social support
What does reaching a plateau mean in terms of weight loss
It is the body readjusting to new weight, it is not failure
To keep the weight off, what must an overweight/obese individual do
Eat less and move more than someone else at that weight
True or false: it takes more effort to prevent weight regain than to prevent weight gain
TRUE
Capacity to make large scale changes to promote healthy behaviours is largely dependant on _______?
Political will
What three environments are more controversial national policies, give examples of each
— physical environment, e.g. protection of natural resources, and agricultural policies
— economic environment, e.g. social inequities and distribution of income
— consumer environment, e.g. protect consumers, and advertising restrictions
In terms of fat cell development, which is larger? Energy in or energy out
Energy in is greater than energy out
Where is energy stored in terms of fat cell development
In fat cells of adipose tissue
How is body fat reflected?
In the number of size and fat cells.
What happens when enlargement of the fat cells becomes to much for adipose tissue
Fat may accumulate in other areas of the body (e.g. visceral compartment)
What does an accumulation of the visceral compartment lead to
Metabolic disturbances such as insulin resistance and inflammation
What happens when energy out is greater than energy in in terms of fat cell development
— Fat cell size decreases; no change in number of fat cells
— ectopic fat likely decreased initially
During fat cell metabolism, what activity does LPL do?
— weight loss increases activity
— higher in obese people
— gender dependent
What is the relationship of fat oxidation and obese individuals
Fat oxidation is lower in obese individuals
Describe the set-point theory
- body likes to maintain homeostasis
- during weight gain, the body increases metabolism to burn excess calories
- during weight less, the body will store more fuel to prevent fat stores from decreasing
_______ may determine predisposition to obesity
Genetics
What can minimize the genetic influence on body weight
Physical activity
What is the obesity gene in adipose tissue
Leptin
What does leptin do
HORMONE
- maintains homeostasis
- suppresses appetite
- increases energy expenditure
- when obese people lose weight, their leptin levels drop, and they feel more hungry
What is leptin resistance
- levels increase with BMI
- fails to suppress appetite or enhance energy expenditure
- excessive fructose consumption introduces leptin resistance and accelerate fat storage
What is ghrelin
- a protein synthesized in the stomach
- acts as a hormone
- stimulates appetite
- increases after weight loss
What affect does lack of sleep have on ghrelin and leptin
Lack of sleep increases ghrelin and decreases leptin
What is peptide YY
- protein produced in the GI tract after a meal
- decreases appetite
- obese people have lower levels when fasting and have less released after a meal than non-obese
Describe physical inactivity
Requires little energy beyond RMR
Watching tv influences food choices and snacking