PHYS ED 32 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Body Mass Index, Body Composition, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

• School: Berkeley
• Department: Physical Education
• Course: PHYS ED 32
• Professor: Sue Johannessen

Document Summary

Determining ideal body weight -- people come in all different shapes and sizes. Endomorph: predominance of digestive organs, soft rounded contours. Ectomorph: abundance of surface area: volume, possibly underweight. Overweight = total body weight above the recommended range for good health; about. Obesity = an excessive accumulation of body fat; a more serious degree of overweight; about 39. 8% are obese with bmi 30 or greater. The rate of obesity has almost tripled since 1960. (nchs, 2014) Body mass index (bmi): a person"s weight should be proportional to height. Bmi is weight in kgs / ht in meters squared. As bmi increases, so does the prevalence of many chronic diseases such as heart diseases, type 2 diabetes, many cancers, hypertension, premature death. Moderate weight loss of 5-10% can have a positive impact on health. Essential fat for normal body function (men 3-5%, women 8-12%) + non-essential fat for adipose storage. (tbl 6. 2)