Lecture 6

Question 1

What are two main contributing factors to multimorbidity?

Answer 1

Smoking and diet

Question 2

Altered metabolic control results in?

Answer 2

Cardiovascular disease
Cancer
Inflammation

Question 3

TRUE OR FALSE

Hyperglycemia is thought to directly lead to atherosclerosis?

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

What three factors influence the risk of getting cancer through metabolic processes?

Answer 4

Oestrogen - made by fat cells, can make the cells multiply faster
Insulin and growth factors - Excess fat = increased insulin and growth factors = increased proliferation
Inflammation - Adipocyte macrophages release cytokines which increase proliferation