KIN 155 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Gestational Diabetes, Tooth Pathology, Kidney Disease

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: KIN 155
• Professor: Laura Jimenez

Document Summary

Unit 7 obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Low hdl levels: puts you at a higher risk for co-morbidity of diabetes. What factors control body weight: hormones, appetite, energy expenditure changes in response to weight loss or decreased energy intake. What controllable and uncontrollable factors are involved in developing obesity: uncontrollable (physiological) factors, heredity / genetics, hormonal imbalances, altered basic homeostasis mechanisms, controllable (lifestyle) factors, culture habits (ex: southern food) Mortality: morbidity = presence or rate of disease, mortality = death from disease. What conditions are associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome: metabolic syndrome rate parallels obesity, obesity and overweight associated with . Liver, gallbladder disease: cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer (endometrial/uterine, breast, colon, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea (difficulty breathing - snore, hypertension, stroke, cardiovascular disease. What conditions does weight loss help improve: weight loss reduces severity of, angina pectoris (chest pain, hypertension, congestive heart disease, heart attack recurrence, varicose veins, diabetes, orthopedic problems.