BPK 140 FINAL EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWER (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | LATEST UPDATE | ALREADY GRADED A+

methods of determining ideal weight ANSWER: -height-weight tables -body mass index -waist circumference -skinfold thickness -body density by hydrostatic weighing -whole body electrical impedance -dual energy x-ray absorptiometry -cat scan / mri causes of obesity ANSWER: -metabolic factors -leptin -family factor -energy balance -psychological and cultural factors problems with fad diets ANSWER: 1. disguise for low calorie diet 2. loss of body water 3. not nutritionally balanced 4. too severe a reduction in caloric intake 5. lower the basal metabolic rate (so gain weight) 6. cannot be maintained long term anorexia nervosa ANSWER: inability to maintain body weight within 15% of ideal weight, intense fear of getting fat, distorted body image, denial or lack of insight into the cause and seriousness of the weight loss medical risks of anorexia nervosa ANSWER: fatigue, insomnia, hair loss, loss of period, intolerance to cold, constipation, osteoporosis, low blood pressure, fainting and irregular heart beat. bullemia nervosa ANSWER: episodes of binge eating followed by purging with self induced vomiting or laxatives. during a binge person feels out of control, afterwards individual feels physically and emotionally drained and disgusted medical risks of bulemia nervos