KIN 247 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Adipose Tissue, White Adipose Tissue, Food Desert
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Apple - fat above the waist, more visceral fat, higher risk of weight-related health problems. Pear - fat below the waist, less visceral fat, lower risk of weight-related health problems. There is an increase of obesity across americans. Non- hispancei blacks have the highest rate of obesity compared with woth ethnic groups, and this is largely due to non-hispanic black women. Obesity is related to several health risks and increased healthcare costs. There are multiple ways to measure obesity (one example is waist to hip ratio) The type of fat matter in relation to increased health risks. Twin studies: same weight gain/loss + visceral fat gain/loss, conclusion: the same genes, assuming everything else is the same, the impact on weight/fat mass will be similar. Adoptive vs biological bmi: bmi highly related to biological parents, conclusion: family environmental alone may not have an effect.
