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 _______.”

“Tissues where ______ accumulates become insulin resistant.”

(p.114)

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 leads to the formation of:

(p.115-116)

According to the text, “there are two sides to the oxidative stress equation: the factors that produce the harmful reactive molecules and the factors that remove them.”

How is exercise an example of this?

(p.116)

According to the text, What happens when toxic molecules from the air enter the lungs? (p.118)

True or false:

India and China have the highest levels of air pollution in the world, along with the highest number of people with diabetes.

(p.119)

The main petrochemical that has been studied as a cause of insulin resistance is:

(p.121)

Environmental toxins such as BPA and organochlorine pesticides accumulate primarily in ______ tissue in the body. (p.122)

According to the text, what is fructose found in?

(p.122)

True or false:

Consuming sugar, which is half glucose and half fructose, decreases oxidative stress in the body.

(p.123)

Explain why a low salt diet increases a person’s risk of developing insulin resistance.

(p.125)

According to the text, what is an important distinction between fasting and starvation?

(p.126)

True or false:

Lack of sleep improves the human body’s ability to produce and regulate hormones.

(p.127)

True or false:

The less we move our body, the more insulin resistant it becomes.

(p.128)