Discuss the causes and health consequences of obesity.
Describe the path food follows as it travels through the digestive system. Summarize the major structures and functions of those structures along the way.
Discuss the causes and health consequences of obesity. Describe the dangers of commonly advertised interventions suggested for vulnerable people trying to lose weight. List and describe several guidelines for identifying fad diets and other weight-loss scams.
Discuss ways in which the body’s metabolism adapts to conditions of fasting/starvation. How do these adaptations affect the rate of weight loss when a person follows a low-kcalorie diet?
