Chapter 16 - Public Health

obesity, obese, overweight

-influenced by eating/exercise/genetics/social -having a BMI between the range of 30.0-39.9 -a BMI between 25-29.9

Body Mass Index (BMI)

calculated by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by the square of his other height in meters (used to determine obesity)

physical activity

exercise + diet = lose fat and preserve lean mass -promotes a healthy distribution of weight -increase HDL -lowers risk for CVD, obesity , and type 2 diabetes, improves circulation

waist-to-hip ratio

fat distribution - waist measure at the smallest point and the hip and the widest point around the buttocks women - pear shaped - lower risk of CVD, HD, obesity men - apple shaped - higher risk of CVD, HD, obesity

diet

nutrient intake, and how much of them (too much fat or protein or sugar) (major factor of type 2 diabetes)

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

recommendations of how fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins, and dairy one should intake based on a 2,000 kcal diet (very controversial)