91239 Final: Human Pathophysiology
Document Summary
Metabolic syndrome: obesity: defining overweight and obesity, regulation of body weight, causes of obesity, regulation of leptin, obesity: metabolism, treatments. Unfortunately australia, usa, mexico and some areas of south. America are predicted to be among the most overweight countries in the world by 2015 due to >75% of the population being considered overweight. Defining the weight ranges including obesity: body mass index (bmi, waist circumference and waist-hip ratio, bmi. Body mass index or bmi is a relationship between the height of the individual and their weight. It is a relative good representation to categorise patients as underweight, normal, overweight and obese. Though there are some draw backs, in that an individual might be composed of a lot muscular tissue, which tends to overestimate their bmi and their relative risks to diseases. Bmi = body mass (kg) / height (m)2. Morbid obese: >40 severe health risks (ridiculous: waist circumference and waist-hip ratio.
