Obesity

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The amount of fat in a person's body reflects both the _________ and ____ of the fat cells

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number and size

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This develops when a person's fat cells increase in number, in size, or quite often, both

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Obesity

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Fat cells increase most frequently in number during which stage of life?

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Late childhood and early puberty

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Enzyme that hydrolyzes triglycerides and promotes fat storage in both adipose and muscle cells (The activity of this enzyme can explain gender-specific adiposity)

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Lipoprotein lipase (LPL)

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Obesity due to an increase in the number of fat cells

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Hyperplastic obesity

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Obesity due to an increase in the size of fat cells

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Hypertrophic Obesity

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The adverse effect of fat in nonadipose tissue

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lipotoxicity

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The point that the body tends to maintain a certain weight by means of its own internal controls

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Set Point Theory

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These do not cause obesity, but these factors may influence food intake and activity patterns that lead to obesity and the metabolic pathways that maintain it

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Genetics / genetic factors

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Gene that is expressed in fat cells and codes for the protein leptin

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Obesity gene (ob)

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Hormone primarily in the hypothalamus that signals sufficient energy stores and promotes negative energy balance by suppressing appetite and increasing energy expenditure.

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Leptin

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A protein produced by the stomach cells that enhances appetite and decreases energy expenditure

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Ghrelin

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Although diet histories may not always reflect high intakes, this is one explanation for obesity

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Overeating

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Another factor in weight gain and poor health can be remedied with 60 minutes of physical activity per day

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physical inactivity

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Popular eating plans that promise quick weight loss

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Fad diets

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Hypertension, smoking, high LDL, low HDL, impaired glucose tolerance, heart disease, diabetes, and sleep apnea are all ____________ associated with obesity and overweight people

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Risk Factors

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drug that suppresses appetite when used in combination with reduced calorie and increased physical activity

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sibutramine

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drug that inhibits pancreatic lipase activity in the GI tract, thus blocking dietary fat digestion

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orlistat