Body Mass Index and Protein Energy Malnutrition

Question 1

What is body mass index?

Answer 1

weight in kg/(height in metres)^2

Question 2

What is the BMI of underweight?

Answer 2

<18.5

Question 3

What is the BMI of a healthy weight?

Answer 3

18.5-25

Question 4

What is the BMI of overweight?

Answer 4

25-30

Question 5

What is the BMI of obese?

Answer 5

> 30

Question 6

What is the BMI of morbidly obese?

Answer 6

> 40

Question 7

What is protein energy malnutrition?

Answer 7

inadequate intake of macronutrients

Question 8

What should waist measurement be for females to avoid metabolic complications?

Answer 8

<80cm

Question 9

What should waist measurement be for males to avoid metabolic complications?

Answer 9

<94cm

Question 10

What is the low risk body fat percentage for men?

Answer 10

14-20%

Question 11

What is the low risk body fat percentage for women?

Answer 11

18-30%

Question 12

What happens to intestinal villi after long term starvation?

Answer 12

villous atrophy

Question 13

What is kwashiorkor?

Answer 13

moderate energy deficit with severe protein deficit

Question 14

What is marasmus?

Answer 14

severe energy and protein deficit

Question 15

What humans are able to drink milk as adults?

Answer 15

people who have a mutation on chromosome 2 which stops the shut down of lactase production

Question 16

What causes cachexia?

Answer 16

high levels of TNF-alpha