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Clinical Obesity 

overweight to a degree which causes medical complications

U. Fatty acids can be saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated.

  • S. Drawing molecular diagrams of a saturated fatty acid.

U. Unsaturated fatty acids can be -cis or -trans isomers.

  • The name of one saturated fat is included 

U. Triglycerides are formed by condensation from three fatty acids and one glycerol.

  •  recognize from molecular diagrams that triglycerides, phospholipids and steroids are lipids.

A. Scientific evidence for health risks of trans fats and saturated fatty acids.

U. Leptin is secreted by cells in adipose tissue and acts on the hypothalamus of the brain to inhibit appetite.

A. Testing of leptin on patients with clinical obesity and reasons for the failure to control the disease.

A. Causes and consequences of occlusion of the coronary arteries.

A. Evaluation of evidence and the methods used to obtain the evidence for health claims made about lipids.

S. Determination of body mass index by calculation or use of a nomogram.

A. Lipids are more suitable for long-term energy storage in humans than carbohydrates.

 

Obesity & Lipids : overview

OBESITY- WHAT IS IT? 

Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health.

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