HKIN Final Chapter 8 Flashcards
BMI ranges
Healthy: 18.5- 25
Overweight: 25-30
Obese: 30+
% of adults over 35 on BMI
About ⅔ (64%) of adults over 20 yrs
The two factors determine the amount of fat found in the body
# of adipose cells size of adipose cells
What makes up lean mass
every body tissue that is not fat
Calorie decreases after age 25
2.5% for every 10 years over 25
Recommended calorie intake for females
1000-1200
Types of diets
weight watchers, restricted calorie, balanced food plan
Factors to consider when determining your desirable, but realistic weight
Realistic in terms of age, height, and bone structure
Goals must be reasonable and attainable
Reasonable and safe rate of weight loss
Health at any size (HAAS)
HAAS = Approach to well being accepts the natural diversity in body size, encouraging less focus on weight loss and more on overall health
Target HR for aerobic exercise fat loss
60-70% max HR
Calories in a pound of lean tissue
2500
Effects of testosterone decreasing with age?
NOT SURE
Eating disorders
Bulimia Nervosa: episodes of binge-type eating, followed by purging (vomiting, laxative abuse)
Anorexia Nervosa: psychological disease, an aversion to food and distorted body image Binge Eating: recurrent problem of not controlling episodes of overeating
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Sports most likely or least likely to have eating disorders
NOT SURE
Weight gain
size and number of fat cells increase
Challenges with maintaining calorie balance
?
Muscle increases and metabolism
?
Amount of triglycerides in fat cells and the effect on lean body mass
more triglycerides = more body weight composed of fat
Fat distribution patterns – cause
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