6) What are the RECOMMENDATIONS from DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS to manage weight? What is WEIGHT-LOSS TRIAD?

7. Discuss medications for Weight Loss available on market and treatments of severe obesity that may be available to any patient or an individual:

8. Explain the fundamental difference among fat-soluble vitamins vs. water-soluble vitamins. What are the fundamental functions for both types? 

6.     When people consume more calories than they can burn, they face risks of gaining more weight. The Dietary Guidelines for the Americans recommend that, for one to keep healthy weight, he/she must consume less than 10 percent of calories in a day from added sugars. Also, it recommends that one should consume less than 10 calories a day from saturated fats. Further, it advises that one should consume vegetables more regularly. Formed from the partnership between nutrition, exercise and activity, Weight Loss Triad enables one to check the deficit between the amount of calories consumed and those burned by the body.

7.     The U.S. Food and Drug Administration allows for the use of medicines such as Bupropion-naltrexone, Liraglutide, Phentermine-topiramate, and Orlistat in treatment of unhealthy weight gain. One of the treatment method that can be used to manage severe obesity is the use of bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgery allows for the manipulation of an individual's digestive system to help reduce weight and fight obesity.

8.     Fats-soluble vitamins when in excess are stored in the body. They can be stored in the liver or other fatty tissues in the body. On the contrary, when in excess, water-soluble vitamins are quickly removed from the body as urine. Additionally, unlike water-soluble vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins can have hormone like function.