which person is at a greater risk for health issues related 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. Ans- Janet. Both have a BMI that indicates being overweight, but Janet has a more at-risk waist to
hip ratio as her value is greater than 0.8.
(Women should have a waist to hip ration less than 0.8 and males should have less than 0.9.)
What range of BMI values represents a person with a healthy weight? Ans- 18.5-<25
What shape has the greatest health risks and why? Ans- Apple, because the fat in the abdominal tissues
interferes with the liver's ability to use insulin.
What are some factors that can influence an individual's BMR? (list at least 5) Ans- The BMR varies per
person based on a number of factors such as; gender, lean body mass, body size, temperature, age,
nervous system activity, caffeine, smoking, pregnancy, and diet.
The following can be used to determine a person's body fat: Ans- calipers, underwater weighing,
electrical resistance, direct calorimetry
Anthropometrics estimates a person's percentage of fat by: Ans- using a caliper
What range of BMI values represents a person that is obese? Ans- > 30
Indirect calorimetry estimates a person's energy requirements by: Ans- comparing the amount of
oxygen consumed with the amount of carbon dioxide expired
Ignoring factors other than age, how does BMR change as a person grows older? What does this mean
for their dietary intake? Ans- As we age our BMR declines by 1-2% per decade. If no change in diet or
activity level occurs from one decade to the next, a slow weight gain will be the result.