What range of BMI values represents a person with a healthy weight? - ANSWER 18.5-
<25
which person is at a greater risk for health issues related to being overweight or obese?
Janet has a BMI of 28 and a waist to hip ratio of 0.95. Fred has a BMI of 28.9 and a waist to
hip ratio of 0.78. - ANSWER Janet. Both have a BMI that indicates being overweight, but
Janet has a more at-risk waist to hip ratio as her value is greater than 0.8.
(Women should have a waist to hip ration less than 0.8 and males should have less than 0.9.)
What shape has the greatest health risks and why? - ANSWER Apple, because the fat in
the abdominal tissues interferes with the liver's ability to use insulin.
What are some factors that can influence an individual's BMR? (list at least 5) - ANSWER
The BMR varies per person based on a number of factors such as; gender, lean body mass,
body size, temperature, age, nervous system activity, caffeine, smoking, pregnancy, and diet.
The following can be used to determine a person's body fat: - ANSWER calipers, under-
water weighing, electrical resistance, direct calorimetry
Anthropometrics estimates a person's percentage of fat by: - ANSWER using a caliper
What range of BMI values represents a person that is obese? - ANSWER > 30
Indirect calorimetry estimates a person's energy requirements by: - ANSWER comparing
the amount of oxygen consumed with the amount of carbon dioxide expired
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<25
which person is at a greater risk for health issues related to being overweight or obese?
Janet has a BMI of 28 and a waist to hip ratio of 0.95. Fred has a BMI of 28.9 and a waist to
hip ratio of 0.78. - ANSWER Janet. Both have a BMI that indicates being overweight, but
Janet has a more at-risk waist to hip ratio as her value is greater than 0.8.
(Women should have a waist to hip ration less than 0.8 and males should have less than 0.9.)
What shape has the greatest health risks and why? - ANSWER Apple, because the fat in
the abdominal tissues interferes with the liver's ability to use insulin.
What are some factors that can influence an individual's BMR? (list at least 5) - ANSWER
The BMR varies per person based on a number of factors such as; gender, lean body mass,
body size, temperature, age, nervous system activity, caffeine, smoking, pregnancy, and diet.
The following can be used to determine a person's body fat: - ANSWER calipers, under-
water weighing, electrical resistance, direct calorimetry
Anthropometrics estimates a person's percentage of fat by: - ANSWER using a caliper
What range of BMI values represents a person that is obese? - ANSWER > 30
Indirect calorimetry estimates a person's energy requirements by: - ANSWER comparing
the amount of oxygen consumed with the amount of carbon dioxide expired
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