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42 Cards in this Set
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Average weight for men in 1960
Average weight for men in 2002 |
166 pounds
191 pounds |
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Average weight for women in 1960
Average weight for women in 2002 |
140 pounds
164 pounds |
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NA has the highest obesity rate. Obesity rate in the US is:
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30 - 40%
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Triglyceride/fat is:
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A molecule of glycerol with 3 fatty acid chains connected to it
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For the first time we are seeing ____ diabetes in children
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Type 2
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The cure rate for obesity is:
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5% (worse than any cancer)
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Cellulite is:
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Fatty deposits on the back of the thighs
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Low carbohydrate diet ex:
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Atkins
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High carbohydrate diet ex:
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Ornish
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Stomach stapling can now be done -
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Through three small holes in the abdomen
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Obesity is a risk factor for:
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Heart disease
Stroke Hypertension Some cancer Diabetes |
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Beer bellies are a risk factor for:
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Stroke
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BMI =
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weight(kg) / height(m)^2
Take your weight in kilograms and divide it by your height in meters squared |
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BMI above __ is obese
BMI below __ is healthy |
30
25 |
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After BMI, look at:
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Waist to hip ratio
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Calorie:
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1g water up 1ºC
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1 food calorie:
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1000 regular calories
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Orange Juice (1 cup):
1 Square of Fudge: 1 Gram of Dynamite: |
108 calories
155 calories 155 calories |
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BMR
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Basal Metabolic Rate
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[Activity]
Walking Bicycling Dancing Running Swimming |
[cal/minute]
2.8 3.2 5.0 21.7 26.7 |
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Apple pie and ice cream are ___ calories and take ___ minutes of walking to burn off
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500, 100
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Exercise increases your basal metabolic rate in the long term
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It's true
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Basal Metabolic Rate varies from:
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1400 - 1700 calories per day
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Sedentary lifestyle cal/day for men, women:
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2000, 1500
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Brown fat:
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Is present in newborns and takes calories from normal fat and burns it
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Some rats that have low brown fat -
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Are genetically obese
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Low BMR in children -
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Predicts obesity
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BMR does what as weight is gained
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Increases
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Obese people have ___ BMR than non-obese people
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The same
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Bob Adel
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Is a photographer who dieted and exercised and put off weight (has since put some back on)
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Since 1920 in NA there have been ___ diets
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23,000
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Ketogenic diets are diets that are -
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Extremely low in carbohydrates
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The first ketogenic diet was -
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The "Last Chance Diet" by Dr. Robert Linn
- 17 people died, people went into ketosis |
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Atkins diet
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Cut down on carbs, lose weight. Cons: less antioxidants and phytochemicals, burden on kidneys
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Atkins diet
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Effective in short term, not in long term
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Atkins diet
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Works (Duke study): Lost more weight, LDL unaffected, triglycerides down, HDL up
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The South Beach Diet
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Dr. Arthur Agatson
Modified atkins, carbs only with low glycemic index |
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The Zone Diet
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40:30:30
Carbs:Protein:Fat |
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The Montignac Diet
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Low glycemic index diet
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Suzanne Somers
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Same as Montignac Diet
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Ornish Diet
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Dean Ornish, high carbohydrate, lots of beans, lentils, complex carbs
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Ornish Diet
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7% of calories from fat
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