Chapter 8

Question 1

What is the healthy range of Men?

Answer 1

Teens

Question 2

What is the standards of obese percentage of relative body fat?

Answer 2

Greater than 22%

Question 3

What is the healthy range in women?

Answer 3

Twenties

Question 4

What is the standard of relative body fat for obese?

Answer 4

Greater than 35%

Question 5

Why measure body composition?

Answer 5

• To classify disease risk
• To estimate healthy and competitive body weights
• To aid in nutrition and exercise prescription
• Monitor growth of children and adolescents
• Track changes associated with aging and disease

Question 6

What is the calculation of the two-component model?

Answer 6

Body mass = fat mass + fat free mass

Question 7

What is the calculation of the multi component model?

Answer 7

Body mass = Fat mass + protein + water + mineral

Question 8

What is the density of fat?

Answer 8

0.901 g/cc

Question 9

What is the density of FFB?

Answer 9

1.100

Question 10

Is it true or false that Densities of fat and FFB components are the same for all individuals and that proportional contribution of FFB components are constant?

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What is 15% of mass?

Answer 11

Fat

Question 12

What is 85% of mass?

Answer 12

Fat-free body

Question 13

Water accounts for how much in the body?

Answer 13

73.8%

Question 14

What accounts for protein in the body?

Answer 14

19.4%

Question 15

What accounts for minerals in the body?

Answer 15

6.8%