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Clinical Obesity 

overweight to a degree which causes medical complications

WORKBOOK 

 

 

1) State the meaning of the term "BMI" 

 

2) Outline the two reasons why BMI is not whollistically accurate 

 

3) Describe ONE reason why BMI is still used despite this

 

 True or False

 

4)

 

a) Unsaturated Fatty acids can be either cis or trans isomers

 

b) Unsaturated Fatty acids is ONLY a trans isomer

 

c) Saturated Fatty acids can be either cis or trans isomers. 

 

5) State the equation used to find the mass needed for storage 

 

6) What is a monogram and how is it used?  

 

8) Suggest two ways the woman could reduce her body mass (2) 

 

9) What range of numbers is defined as being overweight? 

 

10) What range of numbers is defined as being "normal"? 

 

11) Provide ONE question which would be used to evaluate the effectiveness of a health claim?

(note you do not have to recall the question word for word, outline the main motive of the question if you can not remember it) 

 

12) Define Adipose Tissue 

 

13) Define "Lipid" 

 

14) What is the function of "glycogen"? 

 

15) Outline why lipids are more suitable for energy storage than carbohydrates in humans? 

 

16) What are ob/ob mice? 

 

17) Define "clinical obesity" 

 

18) Describe a triglyceride 

 

19) What does the abbreviation CHD stand for? 

 

20) Outline the function of coronary arteries 

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