HLTH 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Paleolithic Diet, Body Composition, Abdominal Wall

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLTH 230
• Professor: Jeffery Lalonde

Document Summary

Overweight and obese adults, (self-reported), 2010: obesity linked with many chronic diseases (ex. hypertension, type ii diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, certain types of cancer) Survey: women underestimate weight, men overestimate height. Men: obesity rose from 16% - 19. 8% (from 2003 to 2010) Women: obesity rose from 14. 5% - 16. 5% (from 2003 to 2010) 60. 9% overweight canadian men (rates stable from 2003 to 2010) 43. 7% overweight canadian women (rates stable from 2003 to 2010) => obesity rates rose, overweight rates stayed the same. > lower than national average in obese residents. Genetic disorder characterized by excessive appetite, massive obesity and short stature: twin studies (identical are more genetically similar tend to have more similar body weights) Adopted kids" bodies more like their biological parents rather than adopted parents: leptin. Promotes a negative energy balance: ghrelin opposite of leptin . A protein produced mainly by stomach cells that enhances appetite and decreases energy expenditure.