ANTC68H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ebola Virus Disease, Underweight, Ob River
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American govn"t/national stat"s number of people are overwt. /obesity (based on bmi - created in the 90"s) Has the highest rates of obesity (more than 2 thirds) this stat. can fortify epidemic existence. Bmi: over 25 but under 30 (25-29. 9) = overweight, 30 and up is obese. 37% overwt, 25% obese; not far beyond for us. Highest obesity (west coast lowest rates) in ca is east coast spec. Nfl (food cost - have to import a lot b/c of agric. restrict"s/food resource avail. vs. bc is one of the agrc. heartlands of. Weather is better in bc than nfl influences lifestyle (activity, outdoors, certain types of foods and behav. ) Nfl poorest part of ca besides resource and climate restrictions; ability to buy/access to cert. types of food, access to equip. via econ. resources to exercise (also cost of living, income etc. ) Us: more w overwt. than men, ca: opposite; us: overwt. group as numerous as overwt;
