Growth and Development - tissue growth: fat and lean Flashcards
1
Q
Where do men store fat more than women?
A
stomach
2
Q
Which type of fat is worse for you, hypertrophy or hyperplasia?
A
hypertrophy
3
Q
What does subcutaneous mean?
A
under the skin
4
Q
What are the problems and limitation of using BMI to assess obesity in children?
A
- children go through puberty at different ages
- doesn’t measure body composition
- bad for mental health as giving children a label for their weight
5
Q
Is percentage body fat higher in girls or boys?
A
girls
6
Q
What is BMI?
A
a weight for height index that is often used to assess obesity
7
Q
Positives of using BMI?
A
- simple
- quick
- cheap
- pretty good screening tool
8
Q
Is it possible to have a high BMI and be healthy?
A
yes but is very rare
