Approaches to teaching about mechanisms of obesity in undergraduate pathophysiology courses.

IF 1.7 4区 教育学 Q2 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES Advances in Physiology Education Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-07 DOI:10.1152/advan.00122.2023
Kristen L W Walton
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Views of obesity as a consequence of "lack of willpower" or other behavioral choices, rather than a complex array of biological and other factors, are quite common among undergraduate students. Many undergraduates in prenursing or biology programs have little exposure to the physiology and pathophysiology of obesity, including learning about leptin and other hormones involved in appetite control. I developed materials for teaching about the pathophysiology of obesity in two different pathophysiology courses: one designed as a survey of pathophysiology topics for prenursing majors, and the other designed as an in-depth exploration of the molecular and cellular basis of selected diseases for upper-division biology majors. In the molecular basis of disease course, obesity is covered as part of a unit organized around metabolic syndrome. The discussion includes molecular and cellular mechanisms that link obesity to several other diseases, including type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis. This article briefly describes the approaches I have taken for teaching obesity to two different undergraduate student populations and lists several resources that may be useful tools for teaching about obesity.NEW & NOTEWORTHY This article describes approaches for teaching obesity in an allied health major pathophysiology course, and, additionally, in an upper-division biology major course on the cellular and molecular basis of disease.

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在本科病理生理学课程中讲授肥胖机制的方法。
认为肥胖是 "缺乏意志力 "或其他行为选择的结果,而不是一系列复杂的生物和其他因素的结果,这种观点在本科生中相当普遍。许多学习护理学或生物学预科课程的本科生很少接触肥胖症的生理学和病理生理学,包括学习瘦素和其他参与食欲控制的激素。我在两门不同的病理生理学课程中编写了有关肥胖症病理生理学的教学材料:一门课程是为护理专业预科生设计的病理生理学专题调查,另一门课程是为生物专业高年级学生设计的深入探讨特定疾病的分子和细胞基础的课程。在疾病的分子基础课程中,肥胖症是围绕代谢综合征组织的单元的一部分。讨论内容包括将肥胖与其他几种疾病(包括 2 型糖尿病和动脉粥样硬化)联系起来的分子和细胞机制。本文简要介绍了我针对两个不同的本科生群体所采取的肥胖症教学方法,并列出了几种可能成为肥胖症教学有用工具的资源。
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期刊介绍: Advances in Physiology Education promotes and disseminates educational scholarship in order to enhance teaching and learning of physiology, neuroscience and pathophysiology. The journal publishes peer-reviewed descriptions of innovations that improve teaching in the classroom and laboratory, essays on education, and review articles based on our current understanding of physiological mechanisms. Submissions that evaluate new technologies for teaching and research, and educational pedagogy, are especially welcome. The audience for the journal includes educators at all levels: K–12, undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.
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