EHS 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lean Body Mass, Adipocyte, Cardiovascular Disease
4 Jan 2017
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Overestimate the fatness of individuals who have high lean body mass, such as athletes. Not suitable for pregnant and lactating women. Body fat distribution: upper-body obesity, apple shape , associated with. Abdominal fat is released into the liver and promotes inflammation in the body: defined as. Waist measurement of > 40 for men. Body fat distribution: lower-body obesity, pear shape , encouraged by estrogen and progesterone, after menopause, upper-body obesity more common, fewer health risks than upper-body obesity. Juvenile-onset obesity: develops in infancy or childhood, increase in the number of adipose cells, adipose cells have long lifespan and need to store fat, makes it difficult to lose fat (weight) Adult-onset obesity: develops in adulthood, fewer (number of) adipose cells, adipose cells are larger (store excess amount of fat, if weight gain continues, the number of adipose cells can increase. When raised apart still have similar weights: genes. Affect metabolic rate, fuel use, brain chemistry, body shape.
