2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR
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HUN 1201 Exam 3 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
25-29.9 - Answer✔️✔️-a body mass of how many kg/m is considered overweight
30+ - Answer✔️✔️-a body mass of how many kg/m is considered obese
body mass index - Answer✔️✔️-the ratio of weight to height squared.
40-70% - Answer✔️✔️-what percentage does genetics contribute to obesity
leptin - Answer✔️✔️-an obesity gene, it is a hormone produced by adipose tissue. the
greater the adipose tissue the more leptin levels increase.
obesity - Answer✔️✔️-it is caused by an over abundance of food and lack of activity and
can cause chronic inflammation
chronic inflammation - Answer✔️✔️-a condition characterized by a chronically active
immune response which causes invasion of monocytes which spits signals out that
leads to cell death causing metabolic syndrome disorders
food intake - Answer✔️✔️-it is controlled by the coordination of the nervous system and
hormones which all control hunger, appetite, and satiety.
hunger - Answer✔️✔️-the need to eat food which is triggered by internal physiological
signals. It is stimulated by low blood glucose and nutrients level and mediated by
ghrelin. all takes place in the hypothalamus and can occur before satiety subsides.
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