Weight Management & Eating Disorders
True or False: There is risk of death associated with being both underweight and overweight.
TRUE
Binge eating, anger, aggression, drugs/tobacco
What are the 2 phases of sleep? (Full wording needed!)
Rapid eye movement (REM)
Non-rapid eye movement (Non-REM)
True or False: The cardiovascular system includes the heart, stomach, lungs, and blood vessels.
False - heart, blood vessels, and blood
Where is the main site of alcohol metabolism?
Liver
Who is typically at a higher risk for disordered eating?
1. Females or Males?
2. Athletes or Non-athletes?
Females (90%), although males can also have disordered eating habits just not as prevalent (10%)
Athletes, especially those in weight-specific sports (14% vs 4%)
Describe 'cognitive appraisal' as it relates to potential responses to a stressor.
Perception of the stressor.
Example: If you appraise the stressor as problematic, you are likely to elicit a higher stress response or reaction.
In what phase of sleep do dreams occur, along with increased respiration, blood pressure, and brain activity?
Rapid Eye Movement (REM)
Labored or troubled breathing.
Swelling in the legs or ankles.
Describe a partner in public health. How does it further public health?
Media - spread of information, health education and promotion
Employers/Businesses - health insurance, wellness benefits and initiatives, healthy communities
Government Agencies - planning, education, health policies
Academia - education, training, research, service
State a specific eating disorder covered in this class.
Describe the pattern of behavior associated with the eating disorder.
Anorexia Nervosa:
Bulimia Nervosa
Exercise Bulimia
Binge Eating Disorder
Define: Hardiness
Form of optimism or mental toughness. Used as a predictor of how someone may deal with stress.
"Hardy" people see stressors as a challenge to overcome, not a burden.
Describe the process, or formation, of cancer.
Abnormal multiplication of cells that likely form a tumor, or mass.
A thrombus, also known as a ___________________, deprives an area of the body of its oxygen supply.
Blood clot
Public Health - broader aspect of policy (tax, laws) and environmental changes (non-smoking areas) to enhance social justice of health.
Personal Health - individual decisions of people, lifestyle behaviors
Describe the role of both 'nature' and 'nurture' in terms of weight management.
Nurture - lifestyle habits from culture and environment. Married couples often have similar behavioral patterns and body composition.
Sympathetic Nervous System
Parasympathetic - rest and digest
Both part of autonomic nervous system (unconscious bodily processes)
State one type of cancer, and what poor lifestyle behavior it is most likely linked to. (Must be one discussed in class)
Lung or liver cancer - tobacco use
Prostate, colon or stomach cancer - poor diet/nutrition
Breast, colon, endometrial, prostate cancer - inactivity
What is a myocardial infarction?
Heart attack - blood supply is blocked to the heart
What is the criteria to classify an individual of both sexes as a 'binge' drinker?
In other words, what are the guidelines for consuming alcohol in moderation?
Women - 1 drink/day
Men - 2 drinks/day
List and describe the 3 components of the female athlete triad.
Energy deficiency - disordered eating pattern.
Osteoporosis - low bone density often accompanied by being malnourished
Menstrual disturbance - absence or irregular menstruations often accompanied by energy deficiencies
Describe 2 physiological changes occurring in the body during a stress response.
Release of hormones (cortisol, endorphins, epinephrine)
Increased heart rate
Increased breathing
Sweating
Hearing and vision become more acute
Explain sleep apnea. What is it, and what likely causes it?
Bonus: What is the treatment or solution?
Soft tissue is blocking airway, often because individual is overweight/obese.
Sleep apnea machine (mask) provides increased pressure to prevent collapse of airway.
What is angina pectoris?
Chest pain - likely related to a heart attack or blockage of blood flow.
1) What is a common incident of quackery in the realm of weight loss? Give an example.
2) How can you avoid quackery?
1) Pills, equipment, fad diets, and/or claims that are not proven to be successful. False advertising.
2) Find original peer-reviewed or government regulated information, check author's or experts credentials, critically evaluate information to make informed decisions.