Why We Get Sick - Ch.12-13

According to the text, why are inflammation and oxidative stress considered critical components of the immune system?

(p.113)

True or false:

People with prolonged infections rarely develop insulin resistance.

(p.113)

• True

• False

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True or false:

Patients with an autoimmune disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, have an increased risk of developing insulin resistance.

(p.113)

• True

• False

p.114:

“As a person’s fat cells grow too large, the level of immune proteins in the blood increases to the point that, in many instances, obesity is referred to as a state chronic _______.”

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inflammatory proteins produced in large quantities by hypertrophic fat tissue

(p.114)

• cytokines

• hemoglobin

• catecholamines

• microtubules

“Tissues where ______ accumulates become insulin resistant.”

(p.114)

• ceramide

• water

• carbon dioxide

• norepinephrine

According to the text, why is visceral fat more harmful than subcutaneous fat?

(p.114-115)

According to the text box on p.115, “in both children and adults, asthma is highly linked to insulin resistance.”

What medication used in asthma treatment is known to increase insulin resistance?

A broad term that refers to the damage that harmful molecules cause to a cell

(p.115)

• oxidative stress

• cellular proliferation

• metabolism

• mitosis

Oxidative stress leads to the formation of:

(p.115-116)

• reactive oxygen species

• nitric oxide

• insulin

• omega-3 fatty acids