NSD 225 EXAM 3
lean body mass - Answer-mass of nonfat body parts
body weight - Answer-sum of weight of fat and lean body mass
body mass index (BMI) - Answer-mass of nonfat body parts
body mass measurements - Answer-lean body mass
body weight
body mass index
body composition - Answer-the relative proportions of fat and lean tissue that make up the body
classifications of weight status using IBM - Answer-underweight: <18.5
healthy weight: 18.5-24.9
overweight: 25-29.9
obese: >30
, How is body composition measured? - Answer-skinfold measures
underwater weighing
air displacement
bioelectric impedance
dual- energy x-ray absorptiometry
how does your body composition differ from BMI? - Answer-body composition more accurate way of
seeing how much fat we have
BMI for people who can't test body composition
subcutaneous fat - Answer-located under skin
does NOT increase health risk
ex: fat around thighs & lower body
visceral fat - Answer-located around the organs in the abdominal area
DOES increase health risk
more harmful
lean body mass - Answer-mass of nonfat body parts
body weight - Answer-sum of weight of fat and lean body mass
body mass index (BMI) - Answer-mass of nonfat body parts
body mass measurements - Answer-lean body mass
body weight
body mass index
body composition - Answer-the relative proportions of fat and lean tissue that make up the body
classifications of weight status using IBM - Answer-underweight: <18.5
healthy weight: 18.5-24.9
overweight: 25-29.9
obese: >30
, How is body composition measured? - Answer-skinfold measures
underwater weighing
air displacement
bioelectric impedance
dual- energy x-ray absorptiometry
how does your body composition differ from BMI? - Answer-body composition more accurate way of
seeing how much fat we have
BMI for people who can't test body composition
subcutaneous fat - Answer-located under skin
does NOT increase health risk
ex: fat around thighs & lower body
visceral fat - Answer-located around the organs in the abdominal area
DOES increase health risk
more harmful
