Lois Campbell, a 57-year old woman has been overweight since childhood, has gain

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Lois Campbell, a 57-year old woman has been overweight since childhood, has gained weight throughout her adult life, and has tried many diets without any success. She loses weight at the beginning, but then regains it after only a few months. Otherwise, she is healthy and is not taking any medications. Other family members are also overweight or obese and she does not exercise regularly and has a sedentary office job. She is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 270 pounds, with a body mass index (BMI) of 46.3 (normal <25) (17 Marks Total)

a. Briefly describe how is short-term (3 marks) and long-term (3 marks) body weight is controlled?

b. What is the most commonly used index of obesity (1 mark)? How is it calculated (1 mark) and what do the calculations indicate (3 marks)?

c. List 3 medical conditions she is at increased risk for due to her obesity (3 marks) and explain why (3 marks)?

Explanation / Answer

A) short term and long term body weight control

Short term body weight can be controlled by just the diet, if you stop eating unhealthy food and start having the healthy food, the body weight will be in control. Body weight won't be increased as the healthy foods have less amount of fats.

long term control.

To control the long term body weight, it is necessary to include healthy diet and exercise in your regular routine. If you follow continously the both routines the body weight will be in control.

B) Body mass index is most commonly used index of obesity.

Metric Formula of BMI= weight (kg) /height (m2)

Imperical formula of BMI = weight (lb) /height (in2)*703

If BMI <15--- very severely underweight

BMI between 15 and 16 - - severely underweight

BMI between 16 and 18.5 - - - underweight

BMI between 18.5 and 25 - - - normal healthy person

BMI between 25 and 30 - - - overweight

BMI between 30 and 35 - - - moderately obese

BMI between 35 and 40 - - severely obese

BMI above 40 - - - very severely obese

C) three medical conditions she is at increased risk

1- heart problems as the fat deposition in the body is high that increases the blood pressure and it can lead to the heart attack.

2 - gout is the major problem in obese people because obese person produces more insulin and insulin inhibit the uric acid elimination by kidney and uric acid in body leads to the gout.

3- Cancer can be caused by the obesity because fat cells produce high level of estrogen and high level of estrogen can lead to the breast cancer and endometrial cancer

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