Health Hazards of Obesity Part 1(Dr Ciara O'Sullivan)

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Metabolic associationsof obesity• Metabolic syndrome• Insulin resistance syndrome• Syndrome X• Deadly quartetThey all refer to the samesyndrome!
Metabolic syndrome• A clustering of clinical & metaboliccharacteristics which increase therisk of developing type 2 diabetes &cardiovascular disease• Strongly linked to abdominaladiposity & sedentary lifestyle• Central role of “insulin resistance”
Page 1 and 2: Health hazards of obesityDr Ciara O
Page 3 and 4: Key points• Definition• Prevale
Page 5 and 6: Introduction• Excess bodyweight i
Page 7 and 8: Definition of obesity• BMI - weig
Page 9 and 10: Flight to Haasts Bluff
Page 16 and 17: Incidence of obesity according toba
Page 20 and 21: Metabolic syndrome is stronglylinke
Page 22 and 23: Flight to Kings Canyon
Page 24 and 25: Usual role of insulin as ametabolic
Page 26 and 27: Abdominal adipocytes & insulinresis
Page 28 and 29: Free fatty acids impair functionof
Page 30 and 31: Inflammation acceleratescardiovascu
Page 32 and 33: Mortality• Obesity decreases life
Page 34 and 35: Obesity &mortalityProspective study
Page 36 and 37: Effect offitness onmortality21,925
Page 38 and 39: Economic costs of obesity• Swedis

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