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Chapter 13 Flashcards

1
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What percent of american adults are overweight?

A

66 percent

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2
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What is essential fat?

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minimum amount of fat in the body necessary to maintain healthful living

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3
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What is a good fitness health zone for males? BMI

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17-25

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4
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What is a good fitness health zone for females? BMI

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17-25

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5
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What is a good % body fat range for males?

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10-20

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6
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What is a good % body fat range for females?

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17-28

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7
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What is a female athletic triad?

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it refers to 3 related and linked symptoms that affect some women athletes, the conditions are linked because low body fat leads to amenorrhea

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What is part of the female athletic triad?

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eating disorders
low energy availability
amenorrhea
decrease in bone mineral density

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9
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Why do people weigh differently throughout the day?

A

levels of hydration can change weight

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10
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What is BMI?

A

body mass index

persons weight in kg divided by their height

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11
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What is the gold standard for body composition?

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DXA aka duel-energy absorptiometry

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12
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How do we measure skin folds?

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with a caliper pinching various parts of the body to locate a skin fold. A measurement of 2 or 3 skin folds is shown to be reasonably accurate

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13
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What is BIA?

A

bioelectric impedance analysis

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14
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How does BIA work?

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measures resistance to current flow, electrodes are placed on the body and low doses of current are passed through the body

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15
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What is waist to hip ratio?

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the circumference of the waist to that of the hips

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16
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How do you calculate waist to hip?

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waist divided by hip

17
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How much weight should you lose a week?

A

no more than 1-2 pounds per week

18
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What is BMR?

A

Basal Metabolic Rate- energy expenditure in a basic or rested state

19
Q

What is creeping obesity?

A

when body fat gradually increases with age due to the fact that BMR decreases as you get older

20
Q

What is the best way to control fatness?

A

maintaining healthy levels of body fat for both children and adults
Adequate sleep
decreasing screening time
decrease in sitting

21
Q

What are the health risks associated with obesity? (6)

A

impairs the functions of the cardiovascular system, pulmonary system, skeletal system, reproductive system,, and the metabolic system
increases risk for cancers and other disease

22
Q

Where is excess body fat stored?

A

upper body fat (Northern Hemisphere fat)
lower body fat (southern hemisphere fat)
core body fat (visceral fat)

23
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What location of fat is the most dangerous?

A

The core or visceral fat because of high blood fat levels and heart issues

24
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What is set point?

A

describes the way the body protects current weight and resists change

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