Obesity increases an individual's risk for numerous physical health problems. Identify at least two of the non-physical health risks associated with obesity
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: (At least two of the following)
Obesity increases an individual's risk for psychosocial health problems, including social isolation, bullying, social stigmatization, and discrimination. Obesity also increases the risk for functional limitations, such as an inability to engage in activities of daily living like shopping or climbing stairs. Finally, obesity poses a risk to financial health: people who are obese have higher healthcare costs, miss more work days, have higher transportation costs, and are likely to be charged more for their health insurance. This amounts to a so-called "obesity penalty" equivalent to 16 percent lower earnings than people of normal weight.
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a. have a bound invariant chain that must be removed before antigenic peptides can bind b. present antigen to CD4 + T cells c. present antigen to CD8+ T cells d. A and B
Name the substances that the liver manufactures. Give a description of each
What will be an ideal response?
Which treatment is also referred to as brachytherapy?
A) external beam radiation B) intracavity radiation C) internal radiation therapy D) interstitial radiation
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A) older adults versus middle-aged adults. B) women versus men. C) people who are obese versus people of normal weight. D) college students versus young people who are not attending college.