vault backup: 2024-10-26 19:38:26

education/nutrition/Energy Balance & Weight Management.md

@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ Not always accurate for:
 - **Visceral fat** is the accumulation of adipose cells under the abdominal muscles and over the digestive organs to protect them
 
 - Types of obesity
-	- **Apple shaped (Central body)**: Central body obesity: Risk of heart diseases, stroke, diabetes, HTN, cancer
+	- **Apple shaped (Central body)**: Central body obesity: Risk of heart diseases, stroke, diabetes, HTN, cancer. This is more common in men. This is symbolic of extra visceral fat stores
 	- **Gynoid (Pear shaped)**: Not associated w/ Chronic Disease Risk
 
 ## Assessment
 - Hydrostatic weight (error of 2-3%)
 - Air displacement plethysmography- BODPOD (error of 3-5%)
 - Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry: DEXA (Error of 1-4%)
-- **Bio-electrical impedance** (Error: 3-4%) Sends a shock through your body and measures how long it takes. Body fat resists electricity more than muscle.
+- **Bio-electrical impedance** (Error: 3-4%) Sends a shock through your body and measures how long it takes. Body fat resists electricity more.
 - Skinfold calipers (Error 3-5%)
 - **Waist circumference -> 35 inches for a women** or **>40 inches for a man** is associated with central adiposity and increased health risk, specifically CVD risk
 
@@ -105,5 +105,7 @@ Not always accurate for:
 	- Factors that increase BMR include thyroid hormone levels and postexercise recovery
 	- Factors that decrease BMR include starvation and aging.
 - Physical activity
-- Thermic effect of food
+- Thermic effect of food (digestion, processing, et cetera)
 - Non-exercise activity
+
+Ghrelin is a hormone secreted by the stomach that stimulates eating behavior. Grehlin