UNTR 101 Edmonds Community College The Skinny on Obesity Discussion Paper 8 By Tuesday, please answer the following for 15 points. You won’t be able to see

UNTR 101 Edmonds Community College The Skinny on Obesity Discussion Paper 8 By Tuesday, please answer the following for 15 points. You won’t be able to see the discussion board until you create your post.

Before you respond to this question, please watch these videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCORDl4bqDE (Links to an external site.)

The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 1): An Epidemic for Every Body (Links to an external site.)

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Read this article: https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/05/15/want-to-burn-fat-then-eat-more-not-less-food/ (Links to an external site.)

Then, answer the following questions. After you post your response, the responses by your peers will appear visible for you.

1. What happens to insulin levels in the body when there is too much sugar in the diet? Why?

2. Describe insulin resistance.

3. What would make the pancreas start to make more and more insulin?

4. If there is more insulin in the body than sugar, what happens? How does this turn into a cycle?

5. If you eat excess sugar, what happens to it?

6. With this in mind, what is the key to weight loss, according to Dr. Hyman?

7. Dr. Hyman says that 100 calories isn’t necessarily just 100 calories. 100 calories from broccoli is better than 100 calories from soda. Why does he say that this is true?

8. What are the 10 strategies for weight loss given in this article? Briefly explain each.

9. After reading this article, what is your conclusion about the theory your book describes: negative energy balance is the way to lose weight.

Develop a potential solution to the obesity problem in our country. Include 3 individual actions, 2 community actions and 1 federal action that would help improve the overall health of our nation and decrease the money we spend on obesity in our nation. For each of these 6 solutions, explain.