Body Composition Flashcards

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Overweight and obese

A

25-29.9 or 25lb

30+ or 30+

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Skin Fold Measurements Caliper

A

Vertical bicep
vertical tricep
45 subscapular
45 iliac crest

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3
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Fat mass and lean mass

A

body fat % x scale weight

scale weight - fat mass

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4
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bioelectrical impedance

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conducts electric current through body to estimate fat content

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underwater weighing

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physiology labs. Lean mass sinks, fat floats, dry weight compared to underwater

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circumference measurements

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change in girth. Neck, chest, waist, hips, calves, biceps

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waist to hip ratio

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waist divided by hip. If over 0.8 for women or 0.95 for men, increase risk of obesity related disease

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8
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BMI chronic disease risk

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25+

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