State of Obesity 2025 (DONE) Flashcards
(6 cards)
What is energy homeostasis?
The balance of energy intake and expenditure.
What are the 3 factors that can influence energy homeostasis?
Education and Dietary Council, Public Health, and Public Policy
What is the obesity epidemic?
Most of the world’s population lives where obesity kills more than malnourishment does.
What is the obesity national assessment and what does it do?
CDC Behavioral Risk Surviellence System
Conducts telephone surverys that ask about chronic health conditons, use of preventative services, and health-related behaviors.
What are the important questions asked in the national assessment of obesity that relates to obesity? How does this help with detmining obesity?
How much do you weigh without shoes? How tall are you? These contribute to the BMI index.
What is on the Precision Nutrition plate?
Dietary habits, physical activity, metabolomics, nutrigenomics, food behavior, microbiota, deep phenotyping