Week 7
In this week topic discussion, we have learned about far-reaching,
detailed material about movement and energy expenditure/TEE. In the readings, lectures, and class
discussion we have studied physical activity vs. being sedentary, intake and
output of energy, effects of a sedentary lifestyle on a biological level, weight
gain and weight loss due to energy imbalances. We’ve studied energetics and
psychology, and we also discussed positive and negative effects of high and low
energy/activity levels (just to name a few). We have not discusses too much
about congenital effects of a high-energy intake diet of a pregnant mammals. So
what congenital effects occur when a pregnant animal eat a diet high in
calories? What happens to the baby post birth?
I was not shocked about the
findings to the question stated above. In the article I found, there were chemical changes in the newborn
monkeys brains due to the mothers high calorie fatty diet. These babies had
higher anxiety levels, and metabolic problems.
The article is entitled “Today’s Lab
Rats of Obesity: Furry Couch Potatoes”, and it relates to the class
significantly. In this article from the New York Times, researchers are
studying monkeys intake of energy as well as output. In this study, researchers
are comparing human diseases, surgery outcome, weight loss outcome to monkeys, and
shocking conclusions are drawn. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/health/20monkey.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
The outcome of the
high-energy diet and the high-energy intake of humans is the same.
I was shocked to discover
that high fructose corn syrup speeds up the rate of diabetes.
Some monkeys died from health
related issues of an increased calorie diet, and some monkeys have developed
chronic diseases like CKD, and DM. There was one monkey that ate health daily,
but was naturally larger then the other monkeys.
In totality, size overall
does not always determine if an individual is “healthy”. As we read in the
article about the Hadza tribe, their lifestyle does not make them any healthier
than those of westerns individual. But overall it is important to balance TEE,
and out put of energy.
Random: I’m not sure if I’ve seen this video in this
class, or another health class…but it’s really funny. Check it out…
“If All Animals Were Fat”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwybMQW4PbU
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