Characterised by environments that promote increased food intake, nonhealthful foods and physical inactivity; refers to conditions that lead people to become excessively fat
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What is Globesity?
High number of countries and large percentages of populations within countries who are classified as obese
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What is (BMR) Base Metabolic Rate?
The rate of energy expenditure by a body at complete rest in a neutral environment
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What is (RMR) Resting Metabolic Rate?
The energy expenditure of the body under BMR conditions plus other daily sedentary activities
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What is (EMR) Exercise Metabolic Rate?
The energy expenditure that occurs during excerise
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What is adaptive thermogenesis?
Theoretical mechanism by which the brain regulates metabolic activity according to caloric intake
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What is Set Point Theory?
Theory that a form of internal thermostat controls our weight and fights to maintain this weight around a narrow set range
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What is satiety?
The feeling of fullness at the end of a meal
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What is Hyperplasia?
A condition characterised by an excessive number of fat cells
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What is Hypertrophy?
The act of swelling or increasing in size, as with cells
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What is the (BMI) Body Mass Index?
A number calculated from a persons weight and height that is used to assess risk for possible present or future health problems
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BMI - Underweight
below 18.5
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BMI - Overweight
25-29.9
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BMI - Obese
30 or more
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BMI - Morbidly Obese
40 or more
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BMI - Super Obese
50 or more
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What is Waist-to-Hip Ratio?
Waist circumference divided by Hip circumference
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What is Globesity?
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High number of countries and large percentages of populations within countries who are classified as obese
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