Soc 100 1st Edition Lecture 18 Outline of Last Lecture II. Life expectancyIII. Rise and Fall of Medical ProfessionIV. U.S healthcare SystemV. Discrepancies in healthcareVI. Global HealthOutline of Current Lecture VII. BMIVIII. Bogalusa studyIX. Obesity in generalX. The cost of being obeseCurrent LectureWe will be watching a movie today and next lectureHBO original documentaryThe Weight of the Nation (below are notes I took from the video)BMI- Adults with a BMI of 18.5-24.9 are considered healthy- Adults with a BMI of 25-29.9 are considered overweight- A BMI of 30+ is considered obeseBogalusa study- Famous for finding that heart disease starts in childhoodo Looked at all aspects of healtho Longitudinal study that starts in childhood and goes throughout adulthood Grew to follow 16,000 people into adulthood- Focused on cardiovascular disease over time via a biannual general examination- Found plaques involved in heart disease are also in childrenThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Obesity in general- Obese children are 8x more likely to develop high blood pressure/high cholesterolo 57% of children in Philadelphia are obese or overweight- Poor have higher rates of obesity- Adult obesity in 1960s was relatively stable, but soon as the 1980s came along, rates skyrocketedo Most rapid increase in those who are morbidly obeseCost of being overweight or obese- Obesity costs 150 billion dollars a year- It is a preventable diseaseo Although genetics can have an affect It is both nature and nurture that contributes to obesity- Type 2 diabetes usually affects those who are overweight or obese- 74% of stroke victims have high blood pressure- 25% of Americans have excess food in their livers- 68.8% of American adults are obese or
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