Exam 3: Body Composition

Question 1

Can weight gain cause diseases?

Answer 1

Yes!
Heart disease, diabetes, cancer, other health problems
Movement inefficient/Difficult

Question 2

Who burns more calories at rest? Overweight or fit?

Answer 2

Fit

Question 3

Where is excess body fat mainly stored?

Answer 3

In the Abdomen

Question 4

hypertension,
metabolic syndrome,
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM),
stroke,
CVD,
and dyslipidemia

Answer 4

Are diseases caused by excess body fat

Question 5

How many individuals are over weight or obese?

Answer 5

2/3 or 68.5%

Question 6

How many individuals are obese?

Answer 6

1/3 or 34.9%

Question 7

What is Sarcopenia?

Answer 7

Sarcopenia — degenerative loss of muscle mass and strength

Question 8

What is (% body fat) compared to total lean mass?

Answer 8

The relative percentage of body mass that is fat (% body fat) compared to total lean mass.

It divides the body into fat and fat free mass

Question 9

What is lean body mass?

Answer 9

all the body’s nonfat tissues.

Skeleton, water, muscle, connective tissue, organ tissues, teeth

Question 10

Essentail vs. Non-essentail fat

Answer 10

Essential fat: fat incorporated into organs and tissues

Nonessential fat: fat within adipose tissue

Question 11

What is the min essentail fat?

Answer 11

Men: 6-8% or higher

Women: 10–13%

Question 12

Basic body composition

Answer 12

the relative percentage of body mass that is fat and fat-free tissue using a two-compartment model.

Question 12

What BMI is overweight?

Answer 12

65% Americans overweight

(BMI 25 – 29.9)

Question 13

What is normal weight?

Answer 13

18.5 — 24.9

Question 13

Can Athletes be overweight?

Answer 13

According to BMI, yes

Question 14

What BMI is Obese grade I?

Answer 14

BMI = 30 — 34.9

Question 15

What is BMI Obese grade II?

Answer 15

35.0 — 39.9

Question 16

What BMI is obese grade III?

Answer 16

40 up

Question 17

What are three methods of measuring body composition?

Answer 17

1. Anthropometric methods
2. Densitometry
3. Other Tech techniques

Question 18

What are Anthropometric methods?

Answer 18

1. Height, weight and body mass index (BMI)
2. Circumferences
3. Skinfold measurements

Question 19

What is Densitometry?

Answer 19

1. Hydrodensitometry weighing (underwater)
2. Plethysmography (air pressure)

Question 20

How do you calculate BMI or Quetelet Index?

Answer 20

Body Weight Divided Height

kg / m^2

Question 21

What BMI is a greater health risk?

Answer 21

27.3. kg/m^2 W
27.8 kg/m^2 M

Question 22

What waist circumference is a health risk?

Answer 22

W = 88
M = 102

Question 23

How many lbs are in a kg?

Answer 23

2.2lbs = in 1 kg

Question 24

How many cm are in a in?

Answer 24

2.54 cm = in 1 inch

Question 25

Is Circumference a good indicator of body fat?

Answer 25

Yes! Circumference—girth measurements are reasonably accurate in estimating body fat (prediction equations) in unfit subjects. Its not good for body fat%

Question 26

What is Android obesity?

Answer 26

Fat in stomach

Question 27

What is Gynoid Obesity?

Answer 27

Fat in the hips

Question 28

Waist-to-Hip Ratio

Answer 28

Waist-to-Hip Ratio — Levels of subcutaneous body fat in the upper body (waist measurement) and lower body

Question 29

Where are the circumference measuremennts?

Answer 29

Neck Upper Arm (arms down) Forearm Chest Waist Hip Abdomen (illiac crest + belly bbutton) Upper Thigh (imginql fold) (knee flexed) Mid Thigh Calf reteat if more than 5mm