Ch. 4- Obesity Flashcards
How is BMI measured?
weight in kg divided by your height in m (squared)
In 2012, ___% of Canadian men and __% of women were overweight
41.3, 26.9
__% of men and __% of women were classified as obese
19, 18
Cornell University (2003) said that students put an average of __lbs between end of high school and end of first year
15lbs
What do Ohio State and University of Michigan (2011) have to say about freshmen 15?
it is a myth
Freshmen gained an average of _____lbs per year
2.5-3.5lbs
People who did not go to university gained __lbs less than college students of the same age
0.5lbs
The meta analysis found that the mean weight gain was:
3lbs over 5 months
what percent of students gain weight in first year?
60.9%
what was the average amount of weight gained?
7.5lbs
The average access and model is thinner than __% of the female population and weights 23% less than the average woman
95%, 23%
__% of women describe themselves as beautiful
4%
__% of girls are comfortable using the word beautiful to describe themselves
11%
__% of girls feel tremendous pressure to be beautiful
72%
__% of 5-17 yr old children are overweight or obese
31.5%
