Chapter 6: Public Health - Medicine

A woman may experience amenorrhea and loss of bone mass if her percentage of body fat is less than

One possible explanation for the increase in obesity among Americans over the past forty years is

how can one control type 2 diabetes

A synonym for "fat cells" is

what are signs of diabetes

Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of heart disease for

Which of the following indirect methods for assessing body composition is considered most accurate?

Height and weight tables rely on

A condition called the "female athlete triad" consists of

People are at greater risk for early-onset heart disease if they tend to gain weight in the

factors involved in the development of diabetes

A person with a body mass index of 31.2 is classified as

The percentage of Americans who are classified as obese is approximately

Which type of diabetes occurs when the pancreas produces little or no insulin?

fat incorporated in various tissues of the body that is critical for normal body functioning

tissue in which fat is stored; fat cells

fat located under the skin

fat located around major organs; also called intra-abdominal fat

the percentage of total body weight that is composed of fat

body weight above the recommended range for good health; sometimes defined as a body mass index between 25 and 29.9, a measure of the proportion of weight to height

severely overweight, characterized by an excessive accumulation of body fat; may also be defined in terms of some measure of total body weight or a body mass index of 30 or more

a cluster of symptoms present in many overweight and obese people that greatly increases their risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses; symptoms include insulin resistance, abnormal blood fats, abdominal fat deposition, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high blood glucose

a response of blood vessels to harmful substances, such as germs, damaged cells, or irritants; can lead to heart disease, cancer, allergies, and muscle degeneration

increased fat storage in the liver that can lead to liver inflammation and failure

a condition consisting of three interrelated disorders; abnormal eating patterns (and excessive exercising) followed by lack of menstrual periods (amenorrhea) and decreased bone density (premature osteoporosis)

absent or infrequent menstruation, sometimes related to unhealthy low levels of body fat and excessive quantity or intensity of exercise

a measure of relative body weight correlating highly with more direct measures of body fat, calculated by dividing total body weight (in kilograms) by the square of body height (in meters)

a pressure-sensitive measuring instrument with two jaws that can be adjusted to determine thickness of the skinfold