BIOD 121 LEARNING PORTAGE NUTRITION MODULE 3 PROBLEM SET

BIOD 121 LEARNING PORTAGE NUTRITION MODULE 3 PROBLEM SET 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-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? - CORRECT ANSWER-18.5-25 What shape has the greatest health risks and why? - CORRECT ANSWER-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) - CORRECT ANSWER-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: - CORRECT ANSWER-calipers, underwater weighing, electrical resistance, direct calorimetry Anthropometrics estimates a person's percentage of fat by: - CORRECT ANSWER-using a caliper What range of BMI values represents a person that is obese? - CORRECT ANSWER- 30 Indirect calorimetry estimates a person's energy requirements by: - CORRECT ANSWER-comparing the amount of oxygen consumed with the amount of carbon dioxide expired