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What You Will Do

Identify health risks related to overweight and underweight.

Identify impaired glucose tolerance and its role in diabetes.

Evaluate the effect of overweight on physical activity.

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Terms to Know

excessive weight disabilities

sleep apnea

impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)

insulin

underweight

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Overweight and Youth

The number of teens in this country who are overweight has tripled. This is a cause of major concern among health professionals.

Developing a healthy eating plan as a teen will reduce your risk of becoming overweight as you age.

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The Effect of Overweight on Health

Being overweight can affect a person’s self-esteem and quality of life.

Being excessively overweight is linked with a number of chronic physical diseases and conditions.

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The Effect of Overweight on HealthConditions such as breathing difficulties and bone and joint problems are grouped together under the heading excessive weight disabilities.

Excessive weight disabilities

Health problems and diseases linked to or

resulting directly from long-term overweight or

obesity.

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The Effect of Overweight on HealthOverweight people are at a higher risk for sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea

A condition in which a person stops breathing

during sleep, due to obstructed or

reduced air passages.

Term to Know

Untreated sleep apnea can cause high blood pressure and other cardiovascular diseases, memory problems, weight gain, and headaches.

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The Effect of Overweight on HealthAnother serious condition related to overweight is impaired glucose tolerance (IGT).

Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)

A disorder in which blood glucose levels become

elevated.

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The Effect of Overweight on HealthOften in those with IGT, the pancreas produces too little insulin to convert food into glucose, which is then stored in the blood.

Insulin

A hormone produced by the

pancreas.

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Underweight

In the face of the overweight epidemic, it is easy to lose sight of the reverse problem—being excessively lean, or underweight.

Underweight

Having a Body Mass Index (BMI) that is below the 5th percentile for

one’s age.

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Lesson 1 Review

1. Recall List and describe two health problems related to overweight.

2. Vocabulary What is sleep apnea?

3. Vocabulary Define underweight.

Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary

1. Recall

High blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, and certain cancers.

2. Vocabulary

A condition in which a person stops breathing during sleep, due to obstructed or reduced air passages.

3. Recall

Underweight is having a BMI less than the 5th percentile for your age and gender.

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