Obesity Exam 2

The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health of the public through organized efforts and informed choices of individuals, organization, communities, society, public, private and government

Public Health

5 aspects of public health?

Monitor health, diagnose and investigate, research, value, enforce laws

What are the 3 public health approaches?

Surveillance, population wide, prevention

What are the 4 steps of the public health model?

1. define the problem
2. identify risk and protective factors
3. develop and test prevention strategies
4. assure widespread adoption

What is an example of the public health model in action?

Cholera outbreak of 1854

Governments can intervene on food marketing if the information is?

False, misleading, deceptive

Children <____ years old do not understand persuasive intent of advertisements

8

The ability to understand health information and make good decisions

Health literacy

The affordable health care act requires what to be posted at large chain restaurants?

Calorie info

___ attempts to label foods in a way that makes sense to all

Nuval score

In 2012, NYC Board of Health attempted to limit sales of sugar sweetened beverages to ___ oz containers

16

Aims to improve nutritional status and health of school children by updating definition of food of low nutritional value and increasing access to free, healthy meals at school

Child Nutrition Bill of 2010

Affordable Care act may have _____ impact on obesity

Positive

The limited role of the FDA has a ____ impact on obesity

Negative

Regulates health and safety , nutrition labeling, health claims after the fact but not before the product goes on the market

FDA

The FDA regulates nutritional content, portion size, and marketing strategies. (T/F

False

Obesity is linked to _____

Brain genes

Mental process that includes attention, memory, executive function, producing/understanding language, learning, reasoning, problem solving, decision making.

Cognitive function

Cognitive function =

Brain function

3 main aspects of cognitive function

Attention
Memory
Executive function

What are the 4 types of attention?

Selective Attention
Divided Attention
Top Down Attention
Bottom Up Attention

Ability to focus on one thing despite noise around you

Selective attention

Ability to do two things at once

Divided attention

Taking info available to you

Top Down attention

Pulling information together yourself

Bottom Up attention

Memory with short duration, lowest capacity

Sensory memory

Memory with short duration, limited capacity

Short term memory

Memory with larger capacity, long duration

Long term memory

Left perisylvian associated with

Language

Prefrontal associated with

Executive

Medial temporal associated with

Memory

Parietal associated with

Spatial cognition

Occipito-temporal associated with

Visual cognition

Responsible for memory and spatial navigation, temporal sequencing

Hippocampus

Decline of hippocampus partly responsible for symptoms of ______ &______.

Alzheimer's & Schizophrenia

Midlife obesity is risk factor for ____ in later life

Dementia

High glycemic index foods found to stimulate brain regions associated with ____

Addiction

Suggests of neurons in the brain adapt during learning and memory development process

Hebbian Theory

High BMI associated with ___ cognitive function in children

Lower

Socioeconomic status found to _____ associate with cognitive function

Positively

Obesity predicts decline in executive function later in life up to ____ years

72

Obesity positively associated with cognition for those older then 72 years

Obesity paradox

Obesity is linked with lower brain volume, what percentage of shrinkage?

4-8%

Gene associated with reduced brain volume, independent of physical activity, BMI, diabetes, CVD

Obesity related gene

Weight status determined relative to age in children but not adults (t/f)

True

<100 mg/dl fasting plasma glucose:

Normal

>100 and <126 fasting plasma glucose:

Pre diabetes

>126 mg/dl fasting plasma glucose:

Diabetes

<140 2 hour oral glucose tolerance test

Normal

>140 and <200 mg/dl 2 hour oral glucose tolerance test

Pre diabetes

>200 mg/dl 2 hour oral glucose tolerance test

Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is ___% of all diagnoses

95

Diabetic nephropathy in kidneys may lead to

Increased urination, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle cramps

What are the diabetes treatment options?

Lifestyle changes, medication, dialysis

A dynamic organ that can be either white or brown in color

Adipose fat tissue

____ adipose is mose common and used for storage and is either subcutaneous or visceral

White

A heat producing tissue located in neck, upper thorax and surrounding organs

Brown adipose

Low adipose=

Hunger

High adipose=

Satiety

Adipokine secreted into blood from fat cells and acts at hypothalamus in brain

Leptin

In starvation mode, leptin ____

decreases

In obesity, leptin is _____

deficient

____ diet causes greatest weight gain

High fructose diet

Peptide secreted by fat cells

Adiponectin

Low levels of adiponectin associated with

reduced insulin sensitivity, atherosclerosis, impaired immune function

Inflammatory protein produced by adipocytes only

Resistin

Resistin is ____ in obese _____ in lean ,

High, low

Adiponectin is ____in lean, ____ in obese

High, low

Inflammatory cytokine produced by many cells including fat cells

TNF

Cytokine produced by many cells including fat cells

Interleukin 6

Interleukin 6 in the peripheral system is ____ in obese and ___ in lean

Hiher, low

Interleukin 6 in the brain is ____ in obese and ____ in lean

Lower, higher

Protein produced by many cells including fat cells

Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor

Inhibits process of dissolving blood clots

Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor

Plasminogen ACtivator Inhibitor is ___ in obese and ____ in lean

Higher, lower

Hyperplasia=

More adipose cells

Hypertrophy=

Larger adipose cells

White good cell within involved in immune system

Macrophage

Fat accumulation in muscle and liver cells -->

Insulin resitance