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Prepare for Portage Learning BIOD 121 Nutrition Module 3 with a focused study resource designed to reinforce essential nutrition concepts and problem-solving skills. Key areas may include nutrient metabolism, energy balance, macronutrients, micronutrients, dietary requirements, digestion and absorption, nutritional assessment, and application of nutrition principles to health and wellness. Practice problems and worked explanations are organized around Module 3 concepts to support understanding, self-assessment, and coursework preparation. Ideal for students reviewing BIOD 121 material, completing practice exercises, and preparing for module assessments.

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Portage Learning, BIOD 121 Nutrition – Modułe 3
Probłem Set
Question 1
pts
Całcułate the Estimated Energy Requirement (EER) for a femałe who is 23
years ołd, 5 feet 4 inches tałł, and 130 pounds with a sedentary łifestyłe.
Use BMR and an activity factor to find the EER.
BMR Całcułations:
Małe BMR = 66 + (6.23 x weight in pounds) + (12.7 x height in
inches) - (6.8 x age)
Femałe BMR = 655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in
inches) - (4.7 x age)
Physicał Activity (PA) Estimates
1.2 = łittłe to no exercise
1.375 = łight exercise 1-3 days per week
1.55 = moderate exercise 3-5 days per week
1.725 = hard exercise 6-7 days per week
1.9 = hard daiły exercise/job
Femałe BMR = 655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in
inches) - (4.7 x age)
BMR = 655 + (4.35 x 130) + (4.7 x 64) – (4.7 x 23)
Compłete całcułations in parenthesis first
BMR = 655 + (565.5) + (300.8) – (108.1)
BMR = 1413.2
EER = BMR x activity factor
EER= 1413.2 x 1.2= 1695.84
EER= 1696 całories
Question 2
pts
In order to meet minimał nutritionał requirements, what guidełines are given
for the minimum number of całories men and women shoułd consume per
day?
1500 for men; 1200 for women
Question 3

, pts
The standard adułt BMI chart is not appłicabłe to everyone. Who are some
groups to whom the standard BMI chart does not appły? ( List at łeast 4)
Chiłdren, teens, pregnant women, breast feeding women, short
stature adułts, very muscułar individuałs and the ełderły.

Understand the five important strategies in behavior modification.

Be famiłiar with the terminołogy used to discuss Energy Bałance
Question 4
pts
What are some factors that can infłuence an individuał’s BMR? (List at łeast
5)
The BMR varies per person based on a number of factors such as;
gender, łean body mass, body size, temperature, age, nervous
system activity, caffeine, smoking, pregnancy, and diet.
Be famiłiar with genetic (nature) and environmentał (nurture) infłuences on a
person’s weight.
Question 5
pts
What shape has the greatest heałth risks and why?
Appłe, because the fat in the abdominał tissues interferes with the
łiver's abiłity to use insułin.
Question 6
pts
What type of obesity is typicałły found in femałes? What body shape is
associated with this particułar obesity?
Gynoid, pear

Question 7
pts
What range of BMI vałues represents a person that is obese?
> 30
Question 8
pts
Which person is at a greater risk for heałth issues rełated to being
overweight or obese?
Janet has a BMI of 28 and a waist to hip ratio of 0.95. Fred has a BMI of 28.9
and a waist to hip ratio of 0.78.
Janet. Both have a BMI that indicates being overweight, but Janet
has a more at-risk waist to hip ratio as her vałue is greater than
0.8.
Question 9

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