NUT-2202 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease, Dietary Reference Intake
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Outline the health risks of deficient and excessive body fatness. The health risks associated with excessive body fatness include type ii diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke, kidney disease, fatty liver disease, gallbladder disease, arthritis. The medical complications of obesity include pulmonary disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver liver disease, gynecological abnormalities, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, stroke, cataracts, coronary heart disease, severe pancreatitis, cancer, and phlebitis. Explain energy balance and the factors associated with it. Carbohydrate are stored as glycogen, but when it is in excess it is stored as adipose tissue. You must eat enough to promote growth and development. If you are trying to gain weight, you must eat an adequate amount of protein for improved protein synthesis. Adequate intake promotes growth and development, maintains health, supports activities, protects the body. Exercise has great benefits, but it is not effective for weight loss by itself, it must be paired with effective nutrition.
