Portag̣e Learning̣, BIOD 121 Nutrition – Module 3
Problem Set
Question 1
pts
Calculate the Estimated Energ̣y Requirement (EER) for a female who is 23
years old, 5 feet 4 inches tall, and 130 pounds with a sedentary lifestyle.
Use BMR and an activity factor to find the EER.
BMR Calculations:
Male BMR = 66 + (6.23 x weig̣ht in pounds) + (12.7 x heig̣ht in
inches) - (6.8 x ag̣e)
Female BMR = 655 + (4.35 x weig̣ht in pounds) + (4.7 x heig̣ht in
inches) - (4.7 x ag̣e)
Physical Activity (PA) Estimates
1.2 = little to no exercise
1.375 = lig̣ht 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 daily exercise/job
Female BMR = 655 + (4.35 x weig̣ht in pounds) + (4.7 x heig̣ht in
inches) - (4.7 x ag̣e)
BMR = 655 + (4.35 x 130) + (4.7 x 64) – (4.7 x 23)
Complete calculations 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 calories
Question 2
pts
In order to meet minimal nutritional requirements, what g̣uidelines are g̣iven
for the minimum number of calories men and women should consume per
day?
1500 for men; 1200 for women
Question 3
, pts
The standard adult BMI chart is not applicable to everyone. Who are some
g̣roups to whom the standard BMI chart does not apply? ( List at least 4)
Children, teens, preg̣nant women, breast feeding̣ women, short
stature adults, very muscular individuals and the elderly.
Understand the five important strateg̣ies in behavior modification.
Be familiar with the terminolog̣y used to discuss Energ̣y Balance
Question 4
pts
What are some factors that can influence an individual’s BMR? (List at least
5)
The BMR varies per person based on a number of factors such as;
g̣ender, lean body mass, body size, temperature, ag̣e, nervous
system activity, caffeine, smoking̣, preg̣nancy, and diet.
Be familiar with g̣enetic (nature) and environmental (nurture) influences on a
person’s weig̣ht.
Question 5
pts
What shape has the g̣reatest health risks and why?
Apple, because the fat in the abdominal tissues interferes with the
liver's ability to use insulin.
Question 6
pts
What type of obesity is typically found in females? What body shape is
associated with this particular obesity?
Gynoid, pear
Question 7
pts
What rang̣e of BMI values represents a person that is obese?
> 30
Question 8
pts
Which person is at a g̣reater risk for health issues related to being̣
overweig̣ht 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 being̣ overweig̣ht, but Janet
has a more at-risk waist to hip ratio as her value is g̣reater than
0.8.
Question 9
Problem Set
Question 1
pts
Calculate the Estimated Energ̣y Requirement (EER) for a female who is 23
years old, 5 feet 4 inches tall, and 130 pounds with a sedentary lifestyle.
Use BMR and an activity factor to find the EER.
BMR Calculations:
Male BMR = 66 + (6.23 x weig̣ht in pounds) + (12.7 x heig̣ht in
inches) - (6.8 x ag̣e)
Female BMR = 655 + (4.35 x weig̣ht in pounds) + (4.7 x heig̣ht in
inches) - (4.7 x ag̣e)
Physical Activity (PA) Estimates
1.2 = little to no exercise
1.375 = lig̣ht 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 daily exercise/job
Female BMR = 655 + (4.35 x weig̣ht in pounds) + (4.7 x heig̣ht in
inches) - (4.7 x ag̣e)
BMR = 655 + (4.35 x 130) + (4.7 x 64) – (4.7 x 23)
Complete calculations 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 calories
Question 2
pts
In order to meet minimal nutritional requirements, what g̣uidelines are g̣iven
for the minimum number of calories men and women should consume per
day?
1500 for men; 1200 for women
Question 3
, pts
The standard adult BMI chart is not applicable to everyone. Who are some
g̣roups to whom the standard BMI chart does not apply? ( List at least 4)
Children, teens, preg̣nant women, breast feeding̣ women, short
stature adults, very muscular individuals and the elderly.
Understand the five important strateg̣ies in behavior modification.
Be familiar with the terminolog̣y used to discuss Energ̣y Balance
Question 4
pts
What are some factors that can influence an individual’s BMR? (List at least
5)
The BMR varies per person based on a number of factors such as;
g̣ender, lean body mass, body size, temperature, ag̣e, nervous
system activity, caffeine, smoking̣, preg̣nancy, and diet.
Be familiar with g̣enetic (nature) and environmental (nurture) influences on a
person’s weig̣ht.
Question 5
pts
What shape has the g̣reatest health risks and why?
Apple, because the fat in the abdominal tissues interferes with the
liver's ability to use insulin.
Question 6
pts
What type of obesity is typically found in females? What body shape is
associated with this particular obesity?
Gynoid, pear
Question 7
pts
What rang̣e of BMI values represents a person that is obese?
> 30
Question 8
pts
Which person is at a g̣reater risk for health issues related to being̣
overweig̣ht 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 being̣ overweig̣ht, but Janet
has a more at-risk waist to hip ratio as her value is g̣reater than
0.8.
Question 9
