Week 3- wearable devices Flashcards
1
Q
What does direct calorimetry measure?
A
heat exchange between human body and the environment
2
Q
What does indirect calorimetry measure?
A
type and rate of substrate utilisation whereby energy metabolism is estimated from respiratory gas exchange measurements
3
Q
What does doubly labelled water measure?
A
total CO2 production by observing the differential rates of elimination of a bolus dose of the stable isotope tracers
4
Q
What is low heart rate variability a predictor of?
A
cardiovascular morbidity and morality
5
Q
What are acute stressors?
A
anything that effects your physiology and lasts minutes to 24/48hours
6
Q
What are chronic stressors?
A
e.g. work or study related worries, infection
