Biology 2485B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Overnutrition, Malnutrition, Myocyte
6 May 2019
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Bio 2485 lecture 13 the obesity epidemic. There are problems with how the current agricultural production is distributed. Some people experience undernourishment, meaning they get less than 90% of their daily caloric needs: mainly in developing countries. Some people experience overnutrition, where they get too many calories each day. In canada, 48% of adults exceed their healthy weight and 14% are obese. Some people experience malnutrition, a shortage of they nutrients the body needs, even though they may not be undernourished: the diet lacks adequate vitamins and minerals. Rise in obesity first observed in us in late 1980s. Definition of obesity: based on body mass index (bmi) Obesity is a predictor of illness: diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and certain cancers. Leading to these trends being described as a globa epidemic". Trends in childhood obesity among children and adolescents aged 3 19 in canada and the united states. In canada, childhood obesity has tripled from 1978 to 2013.
