PORTAGE NUTRTION MODULE 3 PROBLEM SET
Question 1
What range of BMI values represents a person with a healthy weight?
Your Answer:
18.5-25
18.5 to 24.9
Question 2
Ignoring factors other than age, how does BMR change as a person grows
older? What does this mean for their dietary intake?
Your Answer:
As we age our BMR declines 102%. If there is not change in diet or activity
level from one decade to the next, a slow weight gain will be the result.
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.
Question 3
What type of obesity is typically found in females?
What body shape is associated with this particular obesity?
Your Answer:
Gynoid, pear
Gynoid, pear
Question 4
Direct calorimetry estimates a person’s energy requirements by
Comparing the amount of oxygen consumed with the amount of carbon
dioxide expired
, Measuring the heat produced in a sealed chamber
Comparing weight on land to underwater weight
Measuring the amount of fat deposited under the skin
Question 5
What range of BMI values represents a person that is obese?
Your Answer:
greater than 30
> 30
Question 6
What are some factors that can influence an individual’s BMR? (List at least
5)
Your Answer:
Gender, lean body mass, body size, age, activity
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.
Question 7
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.
Your Answer:
Question 1
What range of BMI values represents a person with a healthy weight?
Your Answer:
18.5-25
18.5 to 24.9
Question 2
Ignoring factors other than age, how does BMR change as a person grows
older? What does this mean for their dietary intake?
Your Answer:
As we age our BMR declines 102%. If there is not change in diet or activity
level from one decade to the next, a slow weight gain will be the result.
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.
Question 3
What type of obesity is typically found in females?
What body shape is associated with this particular obesity?
Your Answer:
Gynoid, pear
Gynoid, pear
Question 4
Direct calorimetry estimates a person’s energy requirements by
Comparing the amount of oxygen consumed with the amount of carbon
dioxide expired
, Measuring the heat produced in a sealed chamber
Comparing weight on land to underwater weight
Measuring the amount of fat deposited under the skin
Question 5
What range of BMI values represents a person that is obese?
Your Answer:
greater than 30
> 30
Question 6
What are some factors that can influence an individual’s BMR? (List at least
5)
Your Answer:
Gender, lean body mass, body size, age, activity
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.
Question 7
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.
Your Answer:
