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Body Composition Flashcards

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What is body composition?

A

The body’s relative amounts of fat and lean body tissue (Fat Free Mass)
(FFM includes muscle, bone, water, organ tissues)

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Total body fat=

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Essential fat + Storage fat

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Essential fat

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Fat within:
Major organs
Muscles
Central Nervous System
Makes up 3-5% of total body weight in males and 8-12% in females

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Storage fat

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Nonessential fat stored as adipose tissue near the skin surface.

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Fat Free Mass (FFM)

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Body Mass - Fat Mass
(fat mass calculated by doing %BFxBody mass)

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Effects of too much body fat

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Cardiovascular disease
Hypertension
Type 2 diabetes
Cancers

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Assessment methods

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Height, weight, BMI
Waist:Hip ratio
Skinfold measurements
Hydrostatic weighing
DEXA scan

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BMI key categories

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Underweight: <18.5
Normal: 18.5-24.9
Overweight: 25-29.9
Grade 1 obesity: 30-34.9
Grade 3 obesity: >40

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